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baccalaureate

/ˌbækəˈlɔɹiət/

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What does baccalaureate mean?

noun

  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 pursue higher education.
  3. A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. The International Baccalaureate.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌbækəˈlɔɹiət/

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Or rather, whoever has risen to a remarkable height in his profession is thereby and of necessity lettered: literature, like the baccalaureate, has become an elementary part of every profession.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
Every girl of the class would have three beautiful new frocks for Commencement: one for the baccalaureate sermon, another, which could be plain, for graduation exercises, and a handsome one for the banquet and ball.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125