doctoral meaning

doctoral means 'related to a doctorate degree or Ph.D. studies'.

doctoral :

related to a doctorate, Ph.D.

adjective

▪ She is pursuing a doctoral degree.

▪ She is studying for a Ph.D. degree.

▪ The university offers doctoral programs.

▪ The university has Ph.D. programs.

paraphrasing

▪ doctorate – related to a Ph.D. degree

▪ PhD – relating to Doctor of Philosophy

▪ academic – related to education or scholarship

▪ scholarly – related to academic studies

doctoral

Pronunciation

doctoral [dəˈtɔːrəl]

The stress is on the second syllable 'tor' and sounds like 'duh-TOR-uhl'.

Common phrases and grammar about doctoral

doctoral - Common meaning

adjective
related to a doctorate, Ph.D.

Part of Speech Changes for "doctoral"

▪ doctorate (noun) – a doctoral degree

▪ doctorally (adverb) – in a doctoral manner

Common Expressions with "doctoral"

▪ doctoral program – a Ph.D. program

▪ doctoral candidate – a student pursuing a doctorate

▪ doctoral research – research for a Ph.D.

▪ doctoral thesis – a dissertation for a Ph.D.

Important examples of doctoral in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC word questions, doctoral is used to describe things related to a Ph.D. degree.

▪She was admitted into a doctoral program last year.
▪She was accepted into a Ph.D. program last year.

Example of a confusing word: doctrinal (related to doctrine)

▪She was admitted into a doctrinal program last year.
▪She was accepted into a program related to religious or ideological teachings last year.
"Doctoral" is an adjective that refers to anything pertaining to a doctorate or Ph.D. program, as in "doctoral program." The sentence "She was admitted into a doctoral program" is grammatically correct and contextually appropriate. "Doctrinal," however, refers to something related to doctrine or a set of beliefs, often religious or ideological. Using "doctrinal" in this context is incorrect because it does not relate to academic degrees. Therefore, "doctoral" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

'doctoral' is used as an adjective to describe nouns related to doctoral degrees in grammar questions.

▪He is a doctoral student at the university.
▪He is a Ph.D. student at the university.

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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

Differences between similar words and doctoral

doctoral

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academic

differences

'doctoral' relates specifically to a doctorate degree, while 'academic' relates to education or scholarship in general.

doctoral
▪She enrolled in a doctoral program.
▪She enrolled in an academic program.
academic
▪She enrolled in a doctoral program.
▪She enrolled in an academic program.

'doctoral' is specific to doctorate degrees; 'scholarly' refers to having or showing knowledge.

doctoral
▪He submitted his doctoral thesis.
▪She wrote a doctoral thesis on history.
▪She wrote a scholarly article on history.
▪She wrote a doctoral thesis on history.

Words with the same origin as doctoral

The origin of doctoral

The word 'doctoral' comes from the Latin 'doctor', meaning 'teacher'.

Word structure

It has the root 'doctor' and the suffix 'al', making it an adjective that means 'related to a doctorate'.

Words with the same origin

The root of 'doctoral' is 'doctor'. Words with the same root include 'doctor', 'doctorate', and 'doctrine'.

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