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doctorandus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
doc-tor-an-dus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate.

noun

Alternative form of doctorand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Dutch doctorandus, from Latin doctōrandus. Doublet of doctorand.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: doctorandus, doctōrandus

Inflected Forms

doctorandi (plural)

Questions

What does doctorandus mean?
A person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate.
Where does doctorandus come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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