predoctoral

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adjective

Prior to receiving a doctorate

“a predoctoral fellowship”

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predoctorate
OriginEnglish doctoral ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepredoctoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableeducationPrior to receiving a doctorate

    a predoctoral fellowship

    Synonyms: predoctorate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePrior to receiving a doctorate

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predoctorate
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predoctorate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdoctoral
  10. Englishpredoctoral

From pre- + doctoral.

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APA

predoctoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predoctoral

MLA

“predoctoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predoctoral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predoctoral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predoctoral.

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