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for Baccalaureate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a.
Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
[1913 Webster]
Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon
delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
[1913 Webster] Baccara
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
baccalaureate
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]
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