predoc

ˈpriːdɑːk

Definition

Definition of predoc - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: pre-doctoral student

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student working before starting a doctoral program

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She is a predoc in the biology department.

abr: pre-doctoral fellow

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person doing research before earning a doctoral degree

TECH.

She is a predoc in the biology department.

Adjective

doctoral studies

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relating to the period before earning a doctoral degree

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She joined a predoc research program last year.

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Origin of predoc

Latin, prae (before) + docere (teach)

Examples of predoc in a sentence

Predoc positions are highly competitive.
The lab hired a new predoc this semester.
As a predoc, he attends weekly seminars.
The predoc seminar starts in September.
Predoc students have access to special resources.

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French:prédoctorant, pré-doctoral, ...
German:PreDoc, vordoktoral, ...
Italian:pre-doc, pre-dottorato, ...
Spanish:predoc, pre-doctoral, ...
Portuguese:pré-doutoranda, pré-doutoral, ...
Chinese:博士预备生, 博士前的, ...
Japanese:プレドク, 博士前期の, ...
Arabic:طالب ما قبل الدكتوراه, ما قَبل الدُكتوراه, ...
Hebrew:תַּלְמִיד מֶחְקָר לִפְנֵי דּוֹקְטוֹרָט, קְדַם-דּוֹקְטוֹרָט, ...
Russian:преаспирант, докторантский, ...
Ukrainian:переддок, переддокторський, ...
Hindi:प्रीडॉक, डॉक्टरेट-पूर्व, ...
Bengali:পূর্ব-ডক্টরাল ছাত্র, ডক্টরাল পূর্ববর্তী, ...
Catalan:predoc, predoctoral, ...
Czech:student před doktorským studiem, predoktorandský, ...
Danish:før-ph.d.-studerende, før-doktoral, ...
Dutch:predoc, pre-doctoraal, ...
Greek:predoc, προδιδακτορικός, ...
Hungarian:predoktori hallgató, pre-doktori, ...
Khmer:និស្សិតមុនថ្នាក់បណ្ឌិត, ដែលស្ថិតក្នុងរយៈពេលមុនទទួលបានសញ្ញាបត្របណ្ឌិត, ...
Korean:프리닥, 박사과정 전의, ...
Persian:دانشجوی پیش‌دکتری, پیش‌دکتری, ...
Polish:doktorant przygotowawczy, przeddoktorancki, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-doc, pré-doutorado, ...
Romanian:student predoctoral, pre-doctoral, ...
Swedish:predoktorand, fördoktoral, ...
Thai:predoc, ก่อนปริญญาเอก, ...
Turkish:doktora öncesi öğrenci, doktora öncesi, ...
Vietnamese:predoc, trước tiến sĩ, ...

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