DOCTOR OF ARTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Doctor of Arts mean? 

• DOCTOR OF ARTS (noun)
  The noun DOCTOR OF ARTS has 2 senses:

1. an honorary arts degree

2. a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus

  Familiarity information: DOCTOR OF ARTS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOCTOR OF ARTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An honorary arts degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ArtsD; Doctor of Arts

Hypernyms ("Doctor of Arts" is a kind of...):

honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

D.A.; Doctor of Arts

Hypernyms ("Doctor of Arts" is a kind of...):

doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)