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academic degree vs doctorate

doctorate vs academic degree

academic degree and doctorate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
academic degree Yes No No No
doctorate Yes No No No
As nouns, doctorate is a hyponym of academic degree; that is, doctorate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than academic degree:
  • academic degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • doctorate: one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
academic degree (noun) doctorate (noun)
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
Difference between academic degree and doctorate

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