doc·tor·ate /ˈdɑkt(ə)rət/
博士銜,博士學位
Doc·tor·ate n. The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor.
Doc·tor·ate v. t. To make (one) a doctor.
He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. -- Fuller.
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doctorate
n : one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a
university [syn: doctor's degree]