Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

master's degree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter's de-gree
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.

Inflected Forms

master's degrees (plural)

Phrases

honorary master's degree master's thesis

Frequently Paired Words

magister master's thesis

Synonyms

master masters master's magistrate masteral

Questions

What does master's degree mean?: A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.

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