Meanings
adjectivepostdoctoral (not comparable)
- not comparableAfter receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
When Dr. Michael Dugan took his first postdoctoral research appointment in 1985, he considered it a steppingstone to a permanent theoretical physics post on a college faculty.
2001 August 21, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Postdoc Trail: Long and Filled With Pitfalls”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of postdoc.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishdoctoral
- Englishpostdoctoral
Translations
French postdoctoral
- postdoctoralafter receiving a doctorate
German Postdoc-
- Postdoc-after receiving a doctorate
Greek μεταδιδακτορικός
- μεταδιδακτορικός (metadidaktorikós)after receiving a doctorate
Hebrew פוסט־דוקטורט, בתר־דוקטורט
- פוסט־דוקטורט (post-doktorát)after receiving a doctorate
- בתר־דוקטורט (batár-doktorát)after receiving a doctorate
Japanese 学位取得後の, 博士課程修了後の
- 学位取得後の (gakui shutoku go no)after receiving a doctorate
- 博士課程修了後の (hakushi katei shūryō go no)after receiving a doctorate
Polish habilitacyjny
- habilitacyjnyafter receiving a doctorate
Portuguese pós-doutoral
- pós-doutoralafter receiving a doctorate
Swedish postdoktoral
- postdoktoralafter receiving a doctorate
Turkish doktora sonrası
- doktora sonrasıafter receiving a doctorate
Cite this entry
APA
postdoctoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdoctoral
MLA
“postdoctoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdoctoral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postdoctoral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postdoctoral.
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