postgraduate

postgraduate
I UK [ˌpəʊs(t)ˈɡrædʒʊət] / US [ˌpoʊs(t)ˈɡrædʒʊət] adjective
1) British relating to study done after receiving your first university degree. The American word is graduate.
2) American relating to work or studies done after receiving an advanced degree such as an ma or a phd

II UK [ˌpəʊs(t)ˈɡrædʒʊət] / US [ˌpoʊs(t)ˈɡrædʒʊət] noun [countable]
Word forms "postgraduate":
singular postgraduate plural postgraduates
1) British someone who is studying after receiving a first university degree. The American word is graduate.
2) American someone who is studying after receiving an advanced degree, such as an ma or a phd

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