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Definition of doctoral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doctoral

adjective

/ˈdɒktərəl/

/ˈdɑːktərəl/

[only before noun]

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connected with a doctorate
- (British English) a doctoral thesis
- (North American English) a doctoral dissertation
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Doctoral is used with these nouns:
candidate
degree
dissertation
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