Degree
Degree noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.
Nearby Words: degreed, degreeing, degress
PhD
PhD noun - A doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study.
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His parents each have a PhD and law degree, and his grandmother was disappointed in the idea of him choosing Virginia over Harvard.
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WWE star Xavier Woods is known as Xavier Woods PhD on Twitter, with the wrestler who plays him holding a degree in psychology.
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Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Ironclad describes himself as a "liberal, homosexual, socialist, atheist, black, British, history-degree-educated PhD-level academic bodybuilder".
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