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doctoral

/ˈdɒktəɹəl/ UK
/ˈdɒktɹəl/ UK
/ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/ UK
/ˈdɑktəɹəl/ Canada, US
/ˈdɑktɹəl/ Canada, US
/ˈdɔktəɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈdɔktɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈdɒktəɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈdɒktɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɔɹəl

Where it comes from

From doctor + -al, probably modelled on Latin doctorālis.

adjective

not comparable Relating to a doctorate.
not comparable Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician. We have no need of doctorall consultations or collegian interpretations. Our senses tell us where it is and what it is.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: doctorial, post-graduate, phd, doctorate, postdoctoral, postgraduate, degree, graduate, thesis, ph.d, ph.d., graduate-level, dphil, edd, dsc, thd

Translations

Every language

adj relating to a doctorate

Español	doctoral
日本語	博士
Français	doctoral
Italiano	dottorale
Русский	до́кторский dóktorskij
עברית	דוקטורט doktorát

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APA

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Chicago

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@misc{doctoral_2026,
  title = {doctoral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doctoral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}