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doctorand

doctorand noun: a postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student.

Noun

doctorand (plural doctorands)

  1. A postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student.

Forms of doctorand

pluraldoctorands
alternative uncommondoctorandus

Origin of doctorand

From Medieval Latin doctōrandus. Doublet of doctorandus.

Questions about doctorand

What does doctorand mean?
Doctorand means a postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student.
What part of speech is doctorand?
Doctorand is a noun.
What is the plural of doctorand?
The plural of doctorand is doctorands.

Words near doctorand in the dictionary

  1. doctoral advisor
  2. doctoral theses
  3. doctoral thesis
  4. doctorall
  5. doctorally
  6. doctorand
  7. doctorandi
  8. doctorands
  9. doctorandus
  10. doctorate
  11. doctorated

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