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"Doctorado" is a form of "doctorado", a noun which is often translated as "doctorate". "Licenciatura" is a noun which is often translated as "degree". Learn more about the difference between "doctorado" and "licenciatura" below.
el doctorado(
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toh
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rah
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
la licenciatura(
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too
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (title)
2. (studies)
a. degree course
Estoy haciendo mi licenciatura en literatura.I'm doing my degree course in literature.
b. course of study (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Está cursando dos licenciaturas a la vez.She's doing two courses of study at the same time.
3. (ceremony)
