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Postgraduate: Definition, Usage & Key Differences
Meaning 1：advanced student (postgraduate)
postgraduate
/ˌpoʊstˈɡrædʒuət/
n.
a student who continues studying at university after finishing their first degree (like a Bachelor's).
advanced student
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/ədˈvænst ˈstjuːdənt/
n.
A person engaged in higher education at a university after completing an undergraduate degree.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From 'post-' (after) and 'graduate' (one who has graduated).
💡 Mnemonic
Post-graduation studies: a postgraduate is someone who studies after graduation.
📖 Example
My friend shared the exciting news that she was accepted as a postgraduate at a top university to study environmental technology.
My friend shared the exciting news that she was accepted as a postgraduate student at a top university to study environmental technology.
🔗 Collocations
postgraduate student – a student engaged in postgraduate studies
postgraduate degree – an academic degree pursued after a bachelor's degree
postgraduate research – research conducted at the postgraduate level
🔄 Synonyms
graduate student (n.) – a student who has completed a bachelor's degree and is pursuing further studies
master's student (n.) – a postgraduate student working towards a master's degree
doctoral candidate (n.) – a postgraduate student advancing towards a doctorate
🚫 Antonyms
undergraduate (n.) – a student who has not yet completed a first degree
🌱 Derivatives
postgraduation (n.) – the period or state of being a postgraduate
📖 Cultural Story
Derived from Latin 'post' (after) and 'graduatus' (graduated). In modern academia, it denotes students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees after a bachelor's.
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