The difference between Postgraduate and Pregraduate

When used as nouns, postgraduate means a person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course, whereas pregraduate means a person who is taking an academic course but has not yet graduated.

When used as adjectives, postgraduate means of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course, whereas pregraduate means of or pertaining to those studies that take place before a student completes a degree course.

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  1. Postgraduate as a noun:

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

  1. Postgraduate as an adjective:

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

  1. Pregraduate as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to those studies that take place before a student completes a degree course.

  1. Pregraduate as a noun:

    A person who is taking an academic course but has not yet graduated.

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