DPhil and PhD

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DPhil

DPhil noun - A British doctorate.
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PhD and DPhil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "PhD" instead a noun "DPhil".

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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  • Oxbridge Of minor note is that Oxford (though not Cambridge) is one of the few places that awards a "DPhil" rather than a "PhD" as the standard academic doctorate in most subjects, thus an Oxford DPhil just indicates that the person has a doctorate, not that their research was in philosophy.
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