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postgraduate

[ pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates:

    a postgraduate seminar.



noun

  1. a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.

postgraduate

/ əʊˈɡæʊɪ /

noun

  1. a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
  2. modifier of or relating to such a student or to his studies
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of postgraduate1

First recorded in 1855–60; post- + graduate
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They have also warned some courses may have modules cut or reduced at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

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Prof O'Neill warned some courses could have modules reduced at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Prof O'Neill also listed some of the courses that could see modules reduced, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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PAs are graduates - usually with a health or life sciences degree - who have undertaken two years of postgraduate training.

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UG stands for undergraduate, but the whistleblower claimed to BBC News NI that some staff also felt under pressure over marks for postgraduate qualifications.

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