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Definition of Doctoral
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate. "Doctorial candidates"
Partainyms: Doctor, Doctorate, Doctor, Doctorate
Derivative terms: Doctor, Doctorate, Doctor, Doctor, Doctorate
Definition of Doctoral
1. a. Of or relating to a doctor, or to the degree of doctor.
Definition of Doctoral
1. Adjective. Relating to a doctorate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doctoral
1. pertaining to a doctor [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctoral
Literary usage of Doctoral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Resources for Science & Technology: The European Region (1996) by Jean M. Johnson, Jeanne E. Griffith (2000)
"doctoral Reform in Germany Anticipating the need for highly trained personnel,
... doctoral degrees in science and engineering in former West Germany grew ..."
2. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"... procured a papal brief requiring the residence of the doctoral canon, who was
not to be excused under pretext of serving the Inquisition. ..."
3. Advancing the Nation's Health Needs by National Research Council (2005)
"A "fast tracking" of undergraduates into doctoral programs also necessitates
dispelling myths related to the need for clinical practice prior to graduate ..."
4. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering: An Update (1993)
"79 Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field, sex, ... doctoral scientists
and engineers in four-year colleges and universities, by field, ..."
5. Two Views of Education: With Other Papers Chiefly on the Study of Literature by Lane Cooper (1922)
"A writer in the Nation, commenting upon the doctoral degree in English, quotes
with a slight inaccuracy a passage, on the aim of literary study, ..."