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LL.D.

LL.D. noun: doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.

Noun

LL.D. (plural LL.D.s)

  1. Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.

Forms of LL.D.

pluralLL.D.s

Origin of LL.D.

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgum doctor (literally “teacher of laws”). The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).

Questions about LL.D.

What does LL.D. mean?
LL.D. means doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.
What part of speech is LL.D.?
LL.D. is a noun.
What is the plural of LL.D.?
The plural of LL.D. is LL.D.s.

Words near LL.D. in the dictionary

  1. LKQ
  2. LKS
  3. LKY
  4. ll
  5. ll.
  6. LL.D.
  7. LL.M.
  8. LLA
  9. Lladorre
  10. Llaima
  11. llama

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