postgraduatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/us/ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/US usually graduatea student who has already received one degree and is studying at a university for a more advanced degree
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Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- frosh
- graduate
- infant
- intern
- internship
- learner
- pupil
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
- student
- theologian
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postgraduateadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/us/ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/US usually graduateused to refer to university studies or students at a more advanced level than a first degree:
postgraduate studies/research
a postgraduate degree in microbiology
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Qualifications: university & college
- AB
- associate
- associate's degree
- BA
- bachelor's degree
- bed
- BM
- chartered
- emerita
- emeritus
- fellowship
- graduation
- honorary
- honors degree
- honours degree
- MB
- MBA
- MPhil
- MSc
- pass degree
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