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A doctorate is a degree earned by passing a doctoral dissertation. Usually, it refers to a Ph.D., but it can also be an Doctor of Medicine or an Juris Doctor. Colleges often give honorary doctorates to famous people who speak there.
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Academic doctors gather before the commencement exercises at Brigham Young University (April 2008).
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The cover of the thesis presented by Claude Bernard to obtain his Doctor of Medicine degree (1843).
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The ancient ceremony of bestowing Complutense's Doctoral biretta.
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In 1861, Yale University awarded the first Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the United States.