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Baccalaureate definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BACCALAU'REATE, n. [The first part of this word is from the same root as bachelor; or as Bailey supposes, from bacca, berry; and the latter part, from laurea, a laurel, from the practice of wearing a garland of bay berries.]
The degree of bachelor of arts.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus bachelor, alteration of baccalarius Date: circa 1649 1. the degree of bachelor conferred by universities and colleges 2. a. a sermon to a graduating class b. the service at which this sermon is delivered

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the university degree of bachelor. 2 an examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education. Etymology: F baccalauréat or med.L baccalaureatus f. baccalaureus bachelor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Baccalaureate Bac`ca*lau"re*ate, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Baccalaureate Bac"ca*lau"re*ate, n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr.LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.] 1. The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. 2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(baccalaureates) 1. The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries. N-SING 2. In the United States, a baccalaureate service or address is a service that is held or a talk that is given during the ceremony when students receive their degrees. N-COUNT: usu N n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Degree of bachelor of arts.