NOUN | communication | Doctor of Philosophy | a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge |
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Meaning | A doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge. | |
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Narrower | DPhil | A British doctorate |
Ph.D., PhD | A doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation | |
Broader | doctor's degree, doctorate | One of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university / university |
Spanish | doctor en filosofía, doctor en investigación, PhD |
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