postgraduate
A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree…A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
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» Neither Tom nor Mary has a postgraduate degree.
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1 sensesA person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
аспира́нтaspiránt, аспира́нткаaspirántka
- a student who continues studies after graduation
Examples
10 sentencesNeither Tom nor Mary has a postgraduate degree.
I intend to study the subject at postgraduate level.
Tom has a postgraduate degree.
There are several ways to fund postgraduate study.
Our department has about one hundred postgraduate students, but entry is highly selective.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: postgraduates| Singular | postgraduate |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a student who continues studies after graduation:graduate studentgrad student
See also
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