Meanings
nounmaster's degree (plural master's degrees)
plural master's degrees
- A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.
Synonyms: master, masters, master's, Master, Masters, magistrate, masteral
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.
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Translations
Bulgarian магистрату́ра
- магистрату́ра (magistratúra)postgraduate degree
Catalan màster
- màsterpostgraduate degree
Chinese Mandarin 碩士 /硕士, 碩士學位 /硕士学位
- 碩士 /硕士 (shuòshì)postgraduate degree
- 碩士學位 /硕士学位 (shuòshì xuéwèi)postgraduate degree
Danish kandidat, kandidatgrad
- kandidatpostgraduate degree
- kandidatgradpostgraduate degree
Dutch master
- masterpostgraduate degree
Esperanto magistro
- magistropostgraduate degree
Finnish maisterintutkinto
- maisterintutkintopostgraduate degree
French master, maîtrise
- masterpostgraduate degree
- maîtrisepostgraduate degree
German Master, Masterabschluss
- Masterpostgraduate degree
- Masterabschlusspostgraduate degree
Greek μεταπτυχιακό
- μεταπτυχιακό (metaptychiakó)postgraduate degree
Hebrew מוסמך אוניברסיטה, תואר שני
- מוסמך אוניברסיטה (musmákh univérsita)postgraduate degree
- תואר שני (to'ár shení)postgraduate degree
Hungarian mesterdiploma, mesterfokozat
- mesterdiplomapostgraduate degree
- mesterfokozatpostgraduate degree
Icelandic meistaragráða
- meistaragráðapostgraduate degree
Indonesian magister, master
- magisterpostgraduate degree
- masterpostgraduate degree
Italian magistrale
- magistralepostgraduate degree
Japanese 修士, 修士号
- 修士 (shūshi)postgraduate degree
- 修士号 (shūshigō)postgraduate degree
Korean 석사
- 석사 (seoksa)postgraduate degree
Malay ijazah sarjana, siswazah
- ijazah sarjanapostgraduate degree
- siswazahpostgraduate degree
- ijazah Masterpostgraduate degree
Persian کارشناسی ارشد
- کارشناسی ارشد (kâršenâsi-ye aršad)postgraduate degree
Polish magister, magisterium
- magisterpostgraduate degree
- magisteriumpostgraduate degree
- magisterkapostgraduate degree
Portuguese mestrado
- mestradopostgraduate degree
Romanian masterat
- masteratpostgraduate degree
Russian сте́пень маги́стра
- сте́пень маги́стра (stépenʹ magístra)postgraduate degree
Spanish maestría, máster
- maestríapostgraduate degree
- másterpostgraduate degree
- masteradopostgraduate degree
- magísterpostgraduate degree
Swahili shahada ya uzamili, shahada ya umahiri
- shahada ya uzamilipostgraduate degree
- shahada ya umahiripostgraduate degree
Thai ปริญญาโท
- ปริญญาโท (bpàrinyaa toh)postgraduate degree
Turkish lisansüstü diploması
- lisansüstü diplomasıpostgraduate degree
Ukrainian сту́пінь магі́стра
- сту́пінь магі́стра (stúpinʹ mahístra)postgraduate degree
Welsh meistr, gradd meistr
- meistrpostgraduate degree
- gradd meistrpostgraduate degree
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master's degree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master's%20degree
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“master's degree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master's%20degree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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