"Doctor of Philosophy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Doctors of Philosophy [plural]
Etymology: From Latin philosophiae + doctor. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|philosophiae}} Latin philosophiae, {{m|en|doctor}} doctor Head templates: {{en-noun|Doctors of Philosophy|head=Doctor of Philosophy}} Doctor of Philosophy (plural Doctors of Philosophy)
  1. A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university. Wikipedia link: Doctor of Philosophy Categories (topical): Academic degrees Synonyms: Usually shortened to Ph.D., Also DPhil Translations (one of the highest doctorates): دُكْتُور فِي الْفَلْسَفَة (duktūr fī l-falsafa) [masculine] (Arabic), دُكْتُورَة فِي الْفَلْسَفَة (alt: duktūra(t) fī l-falsafa) [feminine] (Arabic), ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ (para.gubhwai.) (Burmese), 哲學博士 (Chinese Mandarin), 哲学博士 (zhéxué bóshì) (Chinese Mandarin), filosofian tohtori (Finnish), docteur en philosophie [masculine] (French), ფილოსოფიის დოქტორი (pilosopiis dokṭori) (Georgian), διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας (didáktor filosofías) [masculine] (Greek), dottore di ricerca [masculine] (Italian), Doktor Falsafah (Malay), tseebíí nááhai ólta woozbą́ (Navajo), doctor în filozofie [masculine] (Romanian), до́ктор филосо́фских нау́к (dóktor filosófskix naúk) [masculine] (Russian), кандида́т наук (kandidát nauk) (Russian), doctor en filosofía [masculine] (Spanish), shahada ya uzamifu (Swahili), paham ng batnayan (Tagalog), முனைவர் (muṉaivar) (Tamil), கலாநிதி (kalāniti) [Sri-Lanka] (Tamil), ปริญญาเอก (bprin-yaa-èek) (Thai)

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