baccalaureate

Meaning

1. A bachelor's degree.
2. A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
3. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
4. The International Baccalaureate.

Synonyms

bachelor’s degree

bachelor

bachelors

bachelor’s degree holder

graduate

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Translations

baccalauréat

Bakkalaureat

baccalaureato

bakalorya

baccellierato

baccelliere

laureato con il BA

licenciatura

بَكَالُورِيُوس

Fachabitur

πτυχίο

πτυχίο πανεπιστημιακών σπουδών

πτυχιούχος πανεπιστημίου

بكلوريا

bachelier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

Etymology

First 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).