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DOCTORIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doctorial mean?
• DOCTORIAL (adjective)
The adjective DOCTORIAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a doctor or doctorate
Familiarity information: DOCTORIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
doctoral; doctorial
Context example:
doctorial candidates
Pertainym:
doctor (a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution)
doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
Derivation:
doctor (a licensed medical practitioner)
doctor (a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution)
doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
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