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postgraduate

 
Dictionary: post·grad·u·ate   (pōst-grăj'ū-ĭt, -āt') pronunciation
adj.

Of, relating to, or pursuing advanced study after graduation from high school or college.

n.

One who is engaged in postgraduate study.


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Veterinary Dictionary: postgraduate
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After first degree graduation, the registerable degree in veterinary science.

  • p. degree — may be a research degree, e.g. PhD, or a course-work masterate with a vocational bias, or any combination of these. Oriented towards a research career, or a vocational one.
  • p. internships — clinical posts in teaching hospitals, usually at university veterinary schools, which include a large segment of in-service training. An essential step for veterinarians contemplating academic careers in the clinical sciences or eventual registration as a specialist. Mostly of 2 years’ duration; some have an incorporated diploma or course-work masterate achievable by examination at the end of the internship.
  • p. professional education — continuing education, usually structured to provide a continuum of training in a particular segment of professional work, e.g. companion animal medicine and surgery.
WordNet: postgraduate
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a student who continues studies after graduation
  Synonyms: graduate student, grad student


The adjective postgraduate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
  Synonym: graduate


Translations: Postgraduate
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - videregående
n. - kandidat, der dyrker videregående studier

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende voortgezette studie, iemand die verder studeert

Français (French)
adj. - de troisième cycle
n. - étudiant du troisième cycle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Graduierten-
n. - Graduierter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεταπτυχιακός
n. - μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής

Italiano (Italian)
laureato, studente laureato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pós-graduado
n. - pós-graduando (m)

Русский (Russian)
аспирантура, аспирант

Español (Spanish)
adj. - graduado, diplomado
n. - estudiante que ha recibido un grado y hace estudios superiores

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - efter avlagd examen, doktorand-
n. - doktorand

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大学毕业后的, 研究生的, 研究生

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大學畢業後的, 研究生的
n. - 研究生

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대학 졸업후의
n. - 대학원 학생

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大学卒業後の, 大学院の
n. - 大学院生, 研究科生

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بعد تخرجي (الاسم) دراسات ما بعد التخرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שלאחר קבלת התואר הראשון (קורס וכו')‬
n. - ‮סטודנט הנמצא בשלב זה‬


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
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