Baccalaureate
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Etymology
New Latin baccalaureatus, from Late Latin baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, from baccalarius, but as if frrom Latin bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.
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Noun
baccalaureate
- The degree of bachelor of arts the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
- (United States) A baccalaureate sermon.
- A highschool complition exam in a number of European Countries (France, Romania, Moldova).
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Adjective
baccalaureate
- Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.