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graduate school

grad·u·ate school
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt skool]
    • /noun, adjective ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt skul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt skool]
    • /noun, adjective ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt skul/

Definitions of graduate school words

  • noun graduate school a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree. 1
  • noun graduate school university division for further degrees 1
  • variable noun graduate school In the United States, a graduate school is a department in a university or college where postgraduate students are taught. 0
  • noun graduate school a department in a university or college where postgraduate students are taught 0
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Origin of graduate school

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Graduate school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Graduate school

graduate school popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for graduate school

noun graduate school

  • university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
  • college — A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
  • institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
All 3 Synonyms of graduate school

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