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nounone of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
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- phd a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
- doctoral of or relating to a doctor or doctorate
- doctor of philosophy a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
- dphil a British doctorate
- doctorial of or relating to a doctor or doctorate
- ph.d. a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study