"postdoctoral" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ [UK]
Etymology: From post- + doctoral. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|doctoral}} post- + doctoral Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postdoctoral (not comparable)
  1. After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. Tags: not-comparable Hypernyms: doctoral Translations (after receiving a doctorate): პოსტსადოქტორო (ṗosṭsadokṭoro) (Georgian), პოსტ-სადოქტორო (ṗosṭ-sadokṭoro) (Georgian), Postdoc- (German), μεταδιδακτορικός (metadidaktorikós) [masculine] (Greek), פוסט-דוקטורט (post-doktorát) [masculine] (Hebrew), בתר־דוקטורט (batár-doktorát) (Hebrew), 学位取得後の (gakui shutoku go no) (Japanese), 博士課程修了後の (hakushi katei shūryō go no) (Japanese), pós-doutoral [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), འབུམ་རམས་པ་ཕྱི་མའི ('bum rams pa phyi ma'i) (Tibetan), doktora sonrası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-postdoctoral-en-adj-3B27ssKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 74 26

Noun

IPA: /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ [UK] Forms: postdoctorals [plural]
Etymology: From post- + doctoral. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|doctoral}} post- + doctoral Head templates: {{en-noun}} postdoctoral (plural postdoctorals)
  1. Synonym of postdoc Synonyms: postdoc [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-postdoctoral-en-noun-RIHmWlN2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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