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Noun [English]

IPA: /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/ Forms: baccalaureates [plural]
Etymology: From French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”), to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory). Compare bachelor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|baccalauréat|}} French baccalauréat, {{der|en|ML.|baccalaureatus}} Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, {{der|en|la|baccalaureus}} Latin baccalaureus, {{m|la|baccalārius||young man aspiring to knighthood}} baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”), {{m|la|bacca lauri||laurel berry}} bacca lauri (“laurel berry”), {{m|en|bachelor}} bachelor Head templates: {{en-noun}} baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)
  1. A bachelor's degree.
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-0qr2WHDq Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 21 4 35
  2. A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education. Translations (qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam): بَكَالُورِيُوس (bakālūriyūs) [masculine] (Arabic), batxillerat (Catalan), ylioppilas (Finnish), ylioppilastodistus (Finnish), Bakkalaureat [neuter] (German), Fachabitur [neuter] (German), πτυχίο (ptychío) [neuter] (Greek), bakalaureat [masculine] (Polish), bacalaureat (Romanian), сте́пень бакала́вра (stépenʹ bakalávra) [feminine] (Russian), бакалавриа́т (bakalavriát) [masculine] (Russian), bachillerato (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-NiIO7KZw Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 21 4 35 Disambiguation of 'qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam': 15 47 5 33
  3. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-BNs-6BdZ Categories (other): American English
  4. The International Baccalaureate. Categories (topical): Academic degrees
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-akq6RNS- Disambiguation of Academic degrees: 32 13 5 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 14 5 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 21 4 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bac Synonyms (first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities): bachelor's degree Synonyms (short): bacc Derived forms: postbaccalaureate Related terms: advanced degree, doctorate, master's degree Translations (examination to enable higher education): ավարտական քննություն (avartakan kʿnnutʿyun) (Armenian), ylioppilaskoe (Finnish), ylioppilaskirjoitukset (Finnish), Bakkalaureat [neuter] (German), bakalaureat [masculine] (Polish), bacalaureat (Romanian), выпускно́й экза́мен (vypusknój ekzámen) [masculine] (Russian), bakalaureát (Slovak), bagloriaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities': 38 14 6 42 Disambiguation of 'short': 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'examination to enable higher education': 34 37 2 26

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam",
      "word": "bachillerato"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "baccalaureate"
  ],
  "word": "baccalaureate"
}

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