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doctoral en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒktəɹəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈdɒktəɹəl/ (UK)
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/ˈdɑktəɹəl/ (Canada, US)
/ˈdɔktɹəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈdɑktɹəl/ (Canada, US)
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/ˈdɒktɹəl/ (UK)
/ˈdɒktɹəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/ (UK)
/ˈdɔktəɹəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From doctor + -al, probably modelled on Latin doctorālis.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Relating to a doctorate.
(not-comparable) Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.
- We have no need of doctorall consultations or collegian interpretations. Our senses tell us where it is and what it is. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 13, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book III, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Deriveds

doctoral thesis · doctorally · doctoral advisor · predoctoral · nondoctoral

Hyponyms

postdoctoral

doctor · Doctor

Translations (17)

ru до́кторский (relating to a doctorate) · fi tohtori- (relating to a doctorate) · ca doctoral (relating to a doctorate) · pl doktorski (relating to a doctorate) · fr doctoral (relating to a doctorate) · ja 博士 (relating to a doctorate) · id doktoral (relating to a doctorate) · eo doktoriĝa (relating to a doctorate) · tr doktora (relating to a doctorate) · ka სადოქტორო (relating to a doctorate) · bo འབུམ་རམས་པའི (relating to a doctorate) · cy doethuraidd (relating to a doctorate) · hy դոկտորական (relating to a doctorate) · it dottorale (relating to a doctorate) · es doctoral (relating to a doctorate) · mt dottorali (relating to a doctorate) · he דוקטורט (relating to a doctorate)