baccalaureate
A bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree.
» What joy, my daughter passed her baccalaureate.
Meaning
4 sensesA bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to pursue higher education.
Bakkalaureat
выпускно́й экза́менvypusknój ekzámen
(US)A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
The International Baccalaureate.
Examples
4 sentencesWhat joy, my daughter passed her baccalaureate.
I got my baccalaureate on the first try!
"If you get your Baccalaureate, I'll buy you a bike," the father told his son.
The high school she attends offers students what is known as an "International Baccalaureate Program."
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1625; borrowed from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureāFirst attested in 1625; borrowed from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureātus, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus, an alteration made to baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood, apprentice, bachelor”) for it to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory). See bachelor and -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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Forms
plural: baccalaureatesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies:bachelor's degree