postdoctoral
Syllables: post·doc·tor·alUK/pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/
postdoctoral adjective: after receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
Adjective
postdoctoral (not comparable)
- After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
- When Dr. Michael Dugan took his first postdoctoral research appointment in 1985, he considered it a steppingstone to a permanent theoretical physics post on a college faculty.2001 August 21, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Postdoc Trail: Long and Filled With Pitfalls”, in The New York Times
Noun
postdoctoral (plural postdoctorals)
postdoctoral meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
postdoctoral in Hindi
- पोस्टडॉक्टरल, पोस्टडॉक्टोरल
postdoctoral in Marathi
- पोस्टडॉक्टरल, पोस्टडॉक्टोरल
postdoctoral in Bengali
- পোস্টডক্টরাল, পোস্টডক্টোরাল
postdoctoral in Telugu
- పోస్ట్ డాక్టోరల్, పోస్ట్డాక్టోరల్
More languagesFewer languages
- postdoctoral in Malayalam
- പോസ്റ്റ് ഡോക്ടറൽ, പോസ്റ്റ്ഡോക്ടറൽ
- postdoctoral in Kannada
- ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಡಾಕ್ಟೋರಲ್, ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಡಾಕ್ಟರಲ್, ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ಡಾಕ್ಟೊರಲ್
- postdoctoral in Gujarati
- પોસ્ટડૉક્ટરલ, પોસ્ટડૉક્ટોરલ
- postdoctoral in Odia
- ପୋଷ୍ଟଡକ୍ଟରାଲ, ପୋଷ୍ଟଡକ୍ଟରାଲ୍, ପୋଷ୍ଟଡକ୍ଟୋରାଲ୍
Synonyms of postdoctoral
Forms of postdoctoral
| plural | postdoctorals |
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Origin of postdoctoral
From post- + doctoral.
Words formed from postdoctoral
Questions about postdoctoral
- What does postdoctoral mean?
- Postdoctoral means after receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
- What is postdoctoral in Hindi?
- Postdoctoral in Hindi is पोस्टडॉक्टरल, पोस्टडॉक्टोरल. See Postdoctoral meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is postdoctoral?
- Postdoctoral can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce postdoctoral?
- Postdoctoral is pronounced /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near postdoctoral in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: postdoctoral (page history and authors); postdoctoral (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postdoctoral (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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