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- [dok-ter]
- /ˈdɒk tər/
- /ˈdɒktəʃɪp /
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- [dok-ter]
- /ˈdɒk tər/
Definitions of doctorship word
- noun doctorship a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian. 1
- noun doctorship a person who has been awarded a doctor's degree: He is a Doctor of Philosophy. 1
- noun doctorship Doctor of the Church. 1
- noun doctorship Older Slang. a cook, as at a camp or on a ship. 1
- noun doctorship Machinery. any of various minor mechanical devices, especially one designed to remedy an undesirable characteristic of an automatic process. 1
- noun doctorship Angling. any of several artificial flies, especially the silver doctor. 1
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Origin of doctorship
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English docto(u)r (< Anglo-French) < Latin, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Doctorship
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determiner
exclamation
doctorship popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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