doctoral
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒktəɹəl/, /ˈdɒktɹəl/, /ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/
- Hyphenation: doc‧tor‧al
Adjective
doctoral (not comparable)
- Relating to a doctorate.
- Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.13:
- We have no need of doctorall consultations or collegian interpretations. Our senses tell us where it is and what it is.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.13:
Hyponyms
Translations
relating to a doctorate
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French
Etymology
From docteur + -al. Docteur reverts back to its Latin root doctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔk.tɔ.ʁal/
Adjective
doctoral (feminine singular doctorale, masculine plural doctoraux, feminine plural doctorales)
Further reading
- “doctoral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Adjective
doctoral (plural doctorales)
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