predoctoraladj.
/priːˈdɒkt(ə)rəl/, /priːˈdɒkt(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /priˈdɑkt(ə)rəl/ Originally U.S.
Of, relating to, or designating research or other academic work preparatory to the award of a doctorate; (of a person) engaged in work of this kind.
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1934 Amer. Econ. Rev. 24 378 The closing date of the receipt of applications for the pre-doctoral field fellowships is December 1, 1934.
1968 V. Nowlis et al. Graduate Student as Teacher 11 Overcommitment may result from..assignment to a teaching assistantship for more than two predoctoral years.
1991 Chile Pepper 5 ii. 7 Donald Norman, a predoctoral candidate in ecology..is investigating the ecology of chiltepins to determine how the seeds are dispersed.
2003 Isis 94 496/1 With a four-year National Science Foundation predoctoral fellowship, a new life opened; and..Fritz thrived as never before.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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