Etymology

doctoral

doc·tor·al
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Today it means: Relating to a doctorate. Full definition →

Latin doctorālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromdoctorālis
  2. English todaydoctoral

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

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