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Ph.d.

//ˈpiːˌeɪ̯t͡ʃˈdiː// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.

    "Ph.D’s will go to Kirk G. Rasmussen and Val Hicks."

  2. 2
    a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who holds a Ph.D. degree. informal

    "There are 12 Ph.D’s in the Concordia faculty of 62, according to Dr. P. A. Zimmerman, President, with others nearing the completion of doctorate requirements."

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Ph.D., an abbreviation of Philosophiae Doctor (“Doctor of Philosophy”).

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