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predoctoral

predoctoral adjective: prior to receiving a doctorate.

Adjective

predoctoral (not comparable)

  1. Prior to receiving a doctorate
    • a predoctoral fellowship
    Synonyms:
    predoctorate

Synonyms of predoctoral

Origin of predoctoral

From pre- + doctoral.

Words formed from predoctoral

Questions about predoctoral

What does predoctoral mean?
Predoctoral means prior to receiving a doctorate.
What part of speech is predoctoral?
Predoctoral is an adjective.

Words near predoctoral in the dictionary

  1. prednisones
  2. prednylidene
  3. predo
  4. predoc
  5. predocs
  6. predoctoral
  7. predoctorally
  8. predoctorate
  9. predocumentary
  10. predomestic
  11. predomesticated

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