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honorary doctorate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
hon-orary -doc-tor-ate
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An honorary degree of a doctorate level. The receiver is titled honorary doctor.

Inflected Forms

honorary doctorates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

honorary master's degree

Questions

What does honorary doctorate mean?
An honorary degree of a doctorate level. The receiver is titled honorary doctor.

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