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ACADEMIC DEGREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
Example:
he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("academic degree" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "academic degree"):
associate; associate degree (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree (an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)
honours; honours degree (a university degree with honors)
master's degree (an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree)
doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
law degree (degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school)
honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
