ABD
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ABD
(ā′bē-dē′)n.
A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation.
[a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation).]
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ABD
all but dissertation: applied to a person who has completed all requirements for a doctoral degree except for the dissertation.
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ABD
(US Univ) abbr of all but dissertation Status eines Doktoranden, der seine Dissertation noch schreiben muss; she was still ABD after four years → nach vier Jahren als Doktorandin hatte sie ihre Dissertation immer noch nicht geschriebenCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007