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noun

Definition of POSTGRADUATE

: a student continuing formal education after graduation from high school or college
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First Known Use of POSTGRADUATE

circa 1890

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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