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baccalaureate
Part of speech: NounThe degree of bachelor, or first degree, given by universities and colleges.
Part of speech: AdjectiveRelating to the degree of bachelor; baccalaureate sermon, a farewell sermon delivered to a graduating class.
Usage examples "baccalaureate":- As baccalaureate arms himself, and speaks not Until the master doth propose the question, To argue it, and not to terminate it, So did I arm myself with every reason, While she was speaking, that I might be ready For such a questioner and such profession. - "Divine-Comedy-Longfellow-s-Translation-Complete", Dante Alighieri.
- 128. The Seniors will be examined for the Baccalaureate, four weeks before Commencement, by a committee, in connection with the Faculty. - "A Collection of College Words and Customs", Benjamin Homer Hall.
- This degree, or honor, is called the Baccalaureate. - "A Collection of College Words and Customs", Benjamin Homer Hall.