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DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Doctor of Humane Letters mean? 

DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS (noun)
  The noun DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS has 1 sense:

1. an honorary degree in lettersplay

  Familiarity information: DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An honorary degree in letters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Doctor of Humane Letters" is a kind of...):

honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)


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