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post·grad·u·ate

 (pōst-grăj′o͞o-ĭt, -āt′)
adj.
Of, relating to, or pursuing advanced study after graduation from high school or college.
n.
One who is engaged in postgraduate study.
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postgraduate

(pəʊstˈɡrædjʊɪt) ,

postgrad

or

post-grad

n
1. (Education) a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
2. (Education) (modifier) of or relating to such a student or to his or her studies
Also (US and Canadian): graduate
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post•grad•u•ate

(poʊstˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of postgraduates: a postgraduate seminar.
n.
2. a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.
[1855–60]
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postgraduate

Involved in or undertaking study at an advanced level after having graduated from a college or university.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.postgraduate - a student who continues studies after graduationpostgraduate - a student who continues studies after graduation
grad student, graduate student
college boy, college man, collegian - a student (or former student) at a college or university
Adj.1.postgraduate - of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"
graduate
high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
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Translations
postgraduální student
overbygningsstuderende
jatko-opiskelija yliopistossa
postdiplomac
posztgraduálisposztgraduális hallgató
大学院生
대학원생
forskarstuderande
นักศึกษาที่เรียนต่อจากปริญญาตรี
sinh viên sau đại học

postgraduate

[ˈpəʊstˈgrædjʊɪt] (Brit)
A. N → posgraduado/a m/f
B. CPD postgraduate course N → curso m para (pos)graduados
postgraduate study N postgraduate studies NPL → estudios mpl de posgrado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

postgraduate

[ˌpəʊstˈgrædjʊət]
n → étudiant(e) de troisième cycle
adj [course, work, research] → de troisième cycle postgraduate studentpostgraduate student n → étudiant(e) de troisième cyclem/fpost-haste [ˌpəʊstˈheɪst] post haste adv → en toute hâtepost-holder [ˈpəʊsthəʊldər] n → titulaire mf du poste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

postgraduate

[ˈpəʊstˈgrædjʊɪt]
1. adj (studies, course) → successivo/a alla laurea
2. n laureato che continua gli studi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

postgraduate

→ طَالِبُ دِراسات عُلْيَا postgraduální student overbygningsstuderende Postgraduierter μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής posgraduado jatko-opiskelija yliopistossa étudiant en troisième cycle postdiplomac studente che segue un corso post-laurea 大学院生 대학원생 postdoctoraal doktorgradsstudent absolwent pós-graduado аспирант forskarstuderande นักศึกษาที่เรียนต่อจากปริญญาตรี doktora sinh viên sau đại học 研究生
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