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Webster 1913 Edition

Doctoral

Doc′tor-al

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
doctoral
.]
Of or relating to a doctor, or to the degree of doctor.
Doctoral
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Webster 1828 Edition

Doctoral

DOCTORAL

,
Adj.
Relating to the degree of a doctor.

Definition 2024

doctoral

doctoral

English

Adjective

doctoral ‎(not comparable)

  1. Relating to a doctorate.
  2. 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.

Hyponyms

Translations

French

Etymology

From docteur +‎ -al. Docteur reverts back to its Latin root doctor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔk.tɔ.ʁal/

Adjective

doctoral m ‎(feminine singular doctorale, masculine plural doctoraux, feminine plural doctorales)

  1. doctoral

Spanish

Adjective

doctoral m, f ‎(plural doctorales)

  1. doctoral

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɒktəɹəl/, /ˈdɒktɹəl/, /ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/
  • Hyphenation: doc‧tor‧al

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