doctorate C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈdɑktərət/ UK /ˈdɒktərət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the highest academic degree awarded by a university She earned her doctorate in molecular biology after six years of study. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the highest academic degree... phddoctordegree Word family Derived forms doctoral Related forms doctordoctoraldoctorial Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin doctoratus ('the dignity of a doctor'), from Latin doctor ('teacher'), from docere ('to teach'). doctoratus Latin doctor Middle English docere Latin *dek- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # doctorate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑktərət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒktərət/ ## Meanings 1. the highest academic degree awarded by a university ## Examples - She earned her doctorate in molecular biology after six years of study. ## Synonyms - phd - doctor - degree ## Derived Forms - doctoral ## Related Forms - doctor - doctoral - doctorial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: doctoratus - Root: doctor - Root: docere - Root: *dek- ## Etymology From Medieval Latin doctoratus ('the dignity of a doctor'), from Latin doctor ('teacher'), from docere ('to teach'). ## AI Etymology Doctorate is from Medieval Latin doctoratus ('the dignity of a doctor'), from Latin doctor ('teacher'), from docere ('to teach'). Important recorded forms include doctoratus (Latin), doctor (Latin), docere (Latin), and *dek- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers the highest academic degree awarded by a university. The wider family includes derived forms such as doctoral and related words such as doctor, doctoral, and doctorial. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown