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PH.D.
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ph.D. mean?
• PH.D. (noun)
The noun PH.D. has 1 sense:
1. a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
Familiarity information: PH.D. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Ph.D.; PhD
Hypernyms ("Ph.D." is a kind of...):
Doctor of Philosophy (a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge)
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