doctor's degree — noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university • Syn: ↑doctorate • Derivationally related forms: ↑doctorial (for: ↑doctorate), ↑doctoral (for: ↑doctorate) … Useful english dictionary
doctor's degree — doc′tor s degree n. 1) edu any of several academic degrees of the highest rank awarded by universities and some colleges, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., or an honorary degree, as the LL.D 2) edu a degree awarded to a graduate of a school of medicine,… … From formal English to slang
Doctor of law — or Doctor of Laws is a doctoral degree in law. The application of the term varies from country to country, and includes degrees such as the LL.D., Ph.D., J.D., J.S.D., and Dr. iur. Contents 1 By country 1.1 Argentina 1.2 Brazil … Wikipedia
has a doctor's degree — has been granted the third and highest academic degree at a college or university, has completed a doctorate degree … English contemporary dictionary
Doctor (title) — Dr. redirects here. For other uses, see DR (disambiguation). Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning.[1] The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre (Latin pronunciation: [dɔk… … Wikipedia
Doctor of Philosophy — Ph.D. redirects here. For other uses, see Ph.D. (disambiguation). Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as PhD, Ph.D., DPhil or D.Phil. (for the Latin philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae), in English speaking countries, is a postgraduate… … Wikipedia
degree — degreed, adj. degreeless, adj. /di gree /, n. 1. any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. 2. a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her… … Universalium
Doctor of Public Administration — The Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.) is a terminal applied research doctoral degree in the field of public administration (government). The D.P.A. requires significant coursework beyond the masters level and a dissertation that… … Wikipedia
Doctor of Arts — noun 1. an honorary arts degree • Syn: ↑ArtsD • Hypernyms: ↑honorary degree, ↑honoris causa 2. a doctor s degree with a special disciplinary focus • Syn: ↑D.A … Useful english dictionary
Doctor of Sacred Theology — noun a doctor s degree in theology STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor • Syn: ↑STD • Hypernyms: ↑doctor s degree, ↑doctorate … Useful english dictionary