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un⋅der⋅grad⋅u⋅ate

[uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt]
–noun
1. a student in a university or college who has not received a first, esp. a bachelor's, degree.
–adjective
2. having the standing of an undergraduate.
3. of, for, pertaining to, or characteristic of undergraduates.

Origin:
1620–30; under- + graduate


un⋅der⋅grad⋅u⋅ate⋅ship, noun
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un·der·grad·u·ate   (ŭn'dər-grāj'ōō-ĭt)   
n.  A college or university student who has not yet received a bachelor's or similar degree.
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of undergraduates: undergraduate courses; undergraduate humor.

  2. Having the standing of an undergraduate: an undergraduate transfer student.

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