doctor's degree; ancient skilled artisan; ancient official title
Meanings
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doctor's degree; highest academic degree
formalThe standard modern academic title for the highest level of university education.
He obtained his Doctor of Literature degree.
This doctor stayed at the university to teach after graduation.
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This university trains nearly 100 doctoral students every year.
She is the first female student at this university to earn a PhD in physics.
A doctoral dissertation must undergo strict peer review.
noun
skilled artisan; expert in a craft
archaicAn ancient term for people with exceptional skills in a specific trade or art.
Ancient tea experts could accurately taste and evaluate all kinds of tea.
The wine mixed by the expert winemaker at this old tavern is especially fragrant and mellow.
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In the Song Dynasty, tea experts were a common job title in tea houses.
This veteran shoemaker is called a shoemaking expert by the neighborhood.
Ancient painting specialists were skilled at restoring ancient calligraphy and paintings.
noun
ancient academic official
archaicA historical government position in imperial China responsible for teaching Confucian classics and advising the court.
Doctoral officials established in the Han Dynasty were responsible for teaching Confucian classics.
The Imperial Academy Doctor in the Tang Dynasty was the highest-ranking academic official.
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Doctoral officials in the Song Dynasty not only taught but also participated in ritual revision.
Most Hanlin Academy Doctors in the Ming Dynasty were highly learned scholars.
Doctoral official positions in the Qing Dynasty were mainly responsible for organizing royal documents and books.