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doctorat

doctorate, PhD

noun dok-toh-RAH Rare

Origin: Medieval Latin 'doctoratus'

Usage Note

Doctorat is the highest French university degree, equivalent to a PhD; the holder is a docteur. It follows the master (master's degree) in the LMD system (licence–master–doctorat). Writing a thesis is called rédiger une thèse de doctorat.

Examples

"Elle prépare un doctorat en biologie marine."

Natural Translation

She is doing a doctorate in marine biology.

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