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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

highest degree

doctor (EDUCATION)

noun [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION Dr)
a person who has the highest degree from a college or university.

I can't understand what the "degree or highest degree" means here?

Could you explain it?
  

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A degree is a title or certificate awarded to someone who has satisfactorily completed a particular program of study. "Higher" degrees require more classwork and/or other work than "lower" degrees.

— Nef

  • A degree is a title or certificate awarded to someone who has satisfactorily completed a particular program of study.
  • "Higher" degrees require more classwork and/or other work than "lower" degrees.
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A degree is a title or certificate awarded to someone who has satisfactorily completed a particular program of study. "Higher" degrees require more classwork and/or other work than "lower" degrees.
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NefA degree is a title or certificate awarded to someone who has satisfactorily completed a particular program of study. "Higher" degrees require more classwork and/or other work than "lower" degrees.
Thank you Nef I almost got it, but I wonder what you mean by "more classwork and/or other work"."
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An undergraduate follows a course of study at the end of which examinations are completed.

A graduate who is taking a higher degree will be doing more intense work and studying the subject in greater detail. To achieve the higher degree he will need to produce a full thesis in which he presents his study in detail and defends its premises. It is a lot more work than is required for a fir
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