doctorat
doctorate, PhD
noun dok-toh-RAH Rare
Origin: Medieval Latin 'doctoratus'
Usage Note
Doctorat is the highest French university degree, equivalent to a PhD; the holder is a docteur. It follows the master (master's degree) in the LMD system (licence–master–doctorat). Writing a thesis is called rédiger une thèse de doctorat.
Examples
"Elle prépare un doctorat en biologie marine."
Natural Translation
She is doing a doctorate in marine biology.
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