ACADEMIC DEGREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

Example:

he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude

Synonyms:

academic degree; degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("academic degree" is a kind of...):

accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "academic degree"):

associate; associate degree (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)

baccalaureate; bachelor's degree (an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)

honours; honours degree (a university degree with honors)

master's degree (an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree)

doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)

law degree (degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school)

honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)