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d.phil.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
d.phil.
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Ph.D. (as awarded by Oxford University.)

noun

A person who holds a Ph.D. or D.Phil. degree.

noun

Clipping of D.Phil. student.

Etymology

Contraction of Doctor of Philosophy.

Inflected Forms

D.Phils (plural) D.Phil.'s (plural) D.Phil.s (plural) DPhil (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

doctor doctoral doctorate

Synonyms

Ph.D.

Questions

What does d.phil. mean?
Synonym of Ph.D. (as awarded by Oxford University.)
Where does d.phil. come from?
Contraction of Doctor of Philosophy.

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