"baccalaureate" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)
  1. A bachelor's degree.
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-0qr2WHDq
  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 (examination to enable higher education): ավարտական քննություն (avartakan kʻnnutʻyun) (Armenian), 高中畢業會考 /高中毕业会考 (gāozhōng bìyè huìkǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), ylioppilaskoe (Finnish), ylioppilaskirjoitukset (Finnish), baccalauréat [masculine] (French), Bakkalaureat [neuter] (German), bakalaureat [masculine] (Polish), bacalaureat (Romanian), выпускно́й экза́мен (vypusknój ekzámen) [masculine] (Russian), bakalaureát (Slovak), bagloriaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-NiIO7KZw Disambiguation of 'examination to enable higher education': 2 76 2 20
  3. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class. Tags: US Translations (farewell address): 畢業典禮致辭 /毕业典礼致辞 (bìyè diǎnlǐ zhìcí) (Chinese Mandarin), valmistujaissaarna (Finnish), discours de fin d’études [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-baccalaureate-en-noun-BNs-6BdZ Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'farewell address': 3 6 88 3
  4. The International Baccalaureate. Categories (topical): Academic degrees Synonyms (first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities): bachelor's degree
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bac Synonyms (short): bacc Derived forms: postbaccalaureate Related terms: advanced degree, doctorate, master's degree
Disambiguation of 'short': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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