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English
Etymology
From doctor + -al, probably modelled on Latin doctorālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctoral (not comparable)
- Relating to a doctorate.
- Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.
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Derived terms
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References
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctorals)
- doctoral
Further reading
- “doctoral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “doctoral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “doctoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “doctoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From docteur + -al. Docteur reverts back to its Latin root doctor.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctoral (feminine doctorale, masculine plural doctoraux, feminine plural doctorales)
- doctoral
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French doctoral.
Adjective
doctoral m or n (feminine singular doctorală, masculine plural doctorali, feminine and neuter plural doctorale)
- doctoral
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doɡtoˈɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: doc‧to‧ral
Adjective
doctoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctorales)
- doctoral
Derived terms
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