English Explanatory Dictionary

Doctor of Philosophy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.

Word forms

Doctor of Philosophy Doctors of Philosophy Ph.D. DPhil

Etymology

From Latin philosophiae + doctor.

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