licentiate

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university

Etymology

Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).

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