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PhD

PhD is the alternative form of Ph.D..

Meaning of Ph.D.

Noun

Ph.D. (plural Ph.D's or Ph.D.'s or Ph.D.s)

  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.1971 May 27, “24 Local Students Among ‘U’ Graduates”, in The Daily Herald, 98th year, number 214, Provo, Utah, page 6
  2. (informal) A person who holds a Ph.D. degree.
    • 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.1961 February 26, “Doctorates Are Received by Six”, in Sunday Journal and Star, 94th year, number 9, Lincoln, Neb., page 3B
    Synonyms:
    D.Phil.

Forms of PhD

pluralPhDs

Questions about PhD

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PhD is the alternative form of Ph.D..

Words near PhD in the dictionary

  1. pha̍k-fa-sṳ
  2. PHB
  3. PHBs
  4. PHC
  5. PHCs
  6. PhD
  7. PhDs
  8. PHE
  9. pheasant
  10. pheasant coucal
  11. pheasant coucals

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