Ph.D.
pee-aych-DEE/ˈpiːˌeɪ̯t͡ʃˈdiː/
PluralPh.D's, Ph.D.'s, Ph.D.s
- 1The Doctor of Philosophy degree, awarded for original research and generally the highest academic degree a college or university confers.
After defending her dissertation, she was awarded a Ph.D. in molecular biology.
Several Ph.D.s in economics were granted by the department this spring.
Similardoctorate
- 2A person who holds the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
As a Ph.D., she was expected to mentor the junior researchers.
The lab was staffed almost entirely by Ph.D.s in their twenties.
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin Ph.D., an abbreviation of Philosophiae Doctor, meaning "Doctor of Philosophy."