baccalaureate

[ bak-uh-lawr-ee-it, -lor- ]

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noun

bachelor's degree.
a religious service held at an educational institution, usually on the Sunday before commencement day.

baccalaureate sermon.

Origin of baccalaureate

1615–25; <Medieval Latin baccalaureātus, equivalent to baccalaure(us) advanced student, bachelor (for baccalārius (see bachelor), alteration by association with Latin phrase bacca laureus laurel berry) + -ātus-ate¹

Other words from baccalaureate

post·bac·ca·lau·re·ate, adjective

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How to use baccalaureate in a sentence

Enrollment in baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing programs increased in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and nurse practitioner graduates have swelled in recent years too.
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I was busy finishing up requirements for my International baccalaureate diploma, and a month later I got my report card, and it said I was failing English.
What happened to America’s teens when coronavirus disrupted high school? | Moriah Balingit | October 28, 2021 | Washington Post
AB 927 authorizes Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to establish permanent district baccalaureate degree programs.
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It would be easy to mistake the International baccalaureate School at Bartow High School for a typical suburban high school.
Inside Bartow High, One of America’s Best High Schools | Eliza Shapiro | May 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The president preached the baccalaureate sermon from Gen. 5:24.
The American Missionary - Volume 52, No. 2, June, 1898 | Various

To this was added, that he was seeking the degree following the baccalaureate, that of Master of Arts.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon | Karl Friedrich Ledderhose
I got my baccalaureate from French Government in 1941—first part.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A dozen had taken the baccalaureate, and were proudly repeating the pirouettes and spread-eagles of that degree.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 | Various
The baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Professor Francis, was very appropriate and touching.
The American Missionary, Volume XLII. No. 7. July 1888 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for baccalaureate

baccalaureate

/ (ˌbækəˈlɔːrɪɪt) /

noun

the university degree of Bachelor or Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc
an internationally recognized programme of study, comprising different subjects, offered as an alternative to a course of A levels in Britain

US a farewell sermon delivered at the commencement ceremonies in many colleges and universities

Origin of baccalaureate

C17: from Medieval Latin baccalaureātus, from baccalaureus advanced student, alteration of baccalārius bachelor; influenced in folk etymology by Latin bāca berry + laureus laurel

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