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"BA" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "licenciatura", and "PhD" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "doctorado". Learn more about the difference between "BA" and "PhD" below.
BA(
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. la licenciatura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I received my BA from Wesleyan University.Recibí mi licenciatura de la Universidad Wesleyan.
c. Lcdo.
Eduardo Ramirez, BA, has joined the faculty of the university.El Lcdo. Eduardo Ramírez se ha unido a la facultad de la universidad.
PhD(
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. el doctorado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Gene just completed his PhD in English literature.Gene acaba de concluir su doctorado en literatura inglesa.
