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postdocs

postdocs is the plural of postdoc.

Meaning of postdoc

Noun

postdoc (plural postdocs)

  1. (informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.
  2. (informal) Someone in such a position.
    • "We have to sing for our supper, and that's something the young people are coming to terms with," said Dr. Robin Erbacher, 33, a postdoc at Fermilab.2001 July 24, James Glanz, “To Be Young and in Search of the Higgs Boson”, in The New York Times

Questions about postdocs

What is postdocs the plural of?
Postdocs is the plural of postdoc.

Words near postdocs in the dictionary

  1. postdistribution
  2. postdive
  3. postdivestiture
  4. postdivorce
  5. postdoc
  6. postdocs
  7. postdoctoral
  8. postdoctorally
  9. postdoctorals
  10. postdoctorate
  11. postdoctorates

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