Baccalauréat

/ (ˌbækəˈlɔːrɪˌɑː) /


noun
  1. (esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university

Origin of Baccalauréat

1
C20: from French, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus bachelor

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How to use Baccalauréat in a sentence

  • I once heard an examiner ask a candidate to the Baccalauréat ès-sciences.

    John Bull, Junior | Max O'Rell