honorary degree
A university degree given outside standard procedures, usually to people who have had…A university degree given outside standard procedures, usually to people who have had an impact on the development of science, culture, education, etc. This degree can be received even by those not affiliated with the university in any way, and requires no attendance, exams, teaching time, or other prerequisites.
» The university gave him an honorary degree.
Университет дал ему почётное звание. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA university degree given outside standard procedures, usually to people who have had an impact on the development of science, culture, education, etc. This degree can be received even by those not affiliated with the university in any way, and requires no attendance, exams, teaching time, or other prerequisites.
- a degree conferred to honor the recipient
Examples
2 sentencesThe university gave him an honorary degree.
ruУниверситет дал ему почётное звание. — odexed
The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.
Translations
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plural: honorary degrees| Singular | honorary degree |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a degree conferred to honor the recipient:honoris causa
See also
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