Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postgraduate

/ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
post-grad-u-ate
IPA
/ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

adj

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.

Inflected Forms

postgraduates (plural)

Derived Forms

postgrad

Synonyms

postgrad graduate student PG graduate grad student

Antonyms

pregraduate undergraduate

Questions

How do you pronounce postgraduate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/.
What does postgraduate mean?
A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
Where does postgraduate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.

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