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BACCALAUREATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
Synonyms:
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("baccalaureate" is a kind of...):
academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "baccalaureate"):
AB; Artium Baccalaurens; BA; Bachelor of Arts (a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences)
ABLS; Bachelor of Arts in Library Science (a bachelor's degree in library science)
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing; BAN (a bachelor's degree in nursing)
Bachelor of Divinity; BD (a bachelor's degree in religion)
Bachelor of Literature; BLitt (a bachelor's degree in literature)
Bachelor of Medicine; MB ((a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine)
Bachelor of Music; BMus (a bachelor's degree in music)
Bachelor of Naval Science; BNS (a bachelor's degree in naval science)
Bachelor of Science; BS; SB (a bachelor's degree in science)
Bachelor of Science in Architecture; BSArch (a bachelor's degree in architecture)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (a bachelor's degree in engineering)
Bachelor of Theology; ThB (a bachelor's degree in theology)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("baccalaureate" is a kind of...):
discourse; preaching; sermon (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))
Holonyms ("baccalaureate" is a part of...):
commencement; commencement ceremony; commencement exercise; graduation; graduation exercise (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
