Doctorate Meaning
/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
verbTo make (someone) into a doctor.
Sentence Examples
Entering the doctorate is going to be a great challenge.
Being admitted to the doctorate is going to be a great challenge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He earned his ____ in biochemistry from a prestigious university.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Entering the ____ is going to be a great challenge.
Word Origin & History
From Latin doctōrātus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He was bred […] in Oxford and there doctorated."
— a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
"Even after Salernum had a teacher of law [...] it could not doctorate in law."
— 1886, Simon Somerville Laurie, Lectures on the Rise and Early Constitution of Universities:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He earned his ____ in biochemistry from a prestigious university.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Entering the ____ is going to be a great challenge.