postgraduate
postgraduate Lexical Profile
postgraduate Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or denoting a course of study undertaken after completing a first or bachelor's degree.
"She was awarded a scholarship to pursue postgraduate research in molecular biology."
• noun
A student who is engaged in advanced academic study after having earned a bachelor's or first degree.
"The university seminar was attended by final-year honours students and postgraduates."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Commonwealth English, 'postgraduate' refers to any degree or student pursuing study after a bachelor's degree (such as a master's or doctorate), whereas in American English, 'graduate' is preferred for master's and doctoral studies and 'postgraduate' is often reserved for study or training after a professional or doctoral degree.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century in American English from the Latin prefix 'post-' (meaning 'after') and 'graduate', originally from Medieval Latin 'graduatus' (meaning 'one who has taken a degree').