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baccalaureate

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bac⋅ca⋅lau⋅re⋅ate

  [bak-uh-lawr-ee-it, -lor-]
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–noun
1. bachelor's degree.
2. a religious service held at an educational institution, usually on the Sunday before commencement day.
3. baccalaureate sermon.
Origin:
1615–25; < ML baccalaureātus, equiv. to baccalaure(us) advanced student, bachelor (for baccalārius (see bachelor ), alter. by assoc. with L phrase bacca laureus laurel berry) + -ātus -ate 1

bachelor's degree

 
–noun
a degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies.
Also called baccalaureate.
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bac·ca·lau·re·ate   (bāk'ə-lôr'ē-ĭt)   
n.  

  1. See bachelor's degree.

  2. A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.


[Medieval Latin baccalaureātus (influenced by bacca, berry, and laureātus, crowned with laurel), from baccalārius, bachelor; see bachelor.]
bachelor's degree  
n.  An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete the undergraduate curriculum. Also called baccalaureate.
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