doctoral
adjective/ˈdɑktərəl/
Frequency rank: #7,216 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to or required for the degree of doctor at a university.
Example sentence
She spent five years completing her doctoral research on climate change.
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