Ph.D.
pee-aych-DEE/ˈpiːˌeɪ̯t͡ʃˈdiː/
PluralPh.D's, Ph.D.'s, Ph.D.s
- 1The highest degree a university can give, earned by doing new research in a subject.
Like reaching the top floor of a building: there is no higher level above it.
She earned her Ph.D. after six years of study.
He is working toward a Ph.D. in chemistry.
Similardoctorate
- 2A person who has earned the highest research degree from a university.
The new hire is a Ph.D. from a top university.
Both of her parents are Ph.D.s in chemistry, so dinner talk was often about science.
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Origin
It is short for the New Latin words Philosophiae Doctor, meaning "Doctor of Philosophy."