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Postgraduate vs Postpone - What's the difference?

postgraduate | postpone |

As a noun postgraduate

is a person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

As an adjective postgraduate

is those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

As a verb postpone is

to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

postgraduate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, Australia, New Zealand) A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

    • Synonyms

    * graduate student (UK )

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

    • Antonyms

    * pregraduate * undergraduate

    Derived terms

    * postgrad

    postpone

    English

    Verb

    (postpon)
  • To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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    Synonyms

    * adjourn, defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend

    Antonyms

    * advance * hasten * prepone (India )