bac|ca|lau|re|ate

bac|ca|lau|re|ate
bac|ca|lau|re|ate «BAK uh LR ee iht», noun, adjective.
–n. U.S.
1. the degree of bachelor given by a college or university.
2. Also, baccalaureate sermon. a sermon or other address delivered to a graduating class at, or the Sunday preceding, commencement.
–adj.
having to do with the degree of bachelor: »

a baccalaureate gown.

[< Medieval Latin baccalaureatus < baccalaureus bachelor, humorous variant of baccalarius bachelor (because of a supposed derivation from Latin bacca berry + laureus of laurel)]

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  • lau — ala·lau·wa; bres·lau; Di·lau·did; hu·ki·lau; ka·me·lau·ki·on; lang·lau·fer; lau·dan·i·dine; lau·da·nine; lau·dan·o·sine; lau·da·num; lau·da·tion; lau·da·tor; lau·da·to·ri·ly; lau·da·to·ry; lau·ha·la; lau·ia; lau·lau; lau·lau; lau·mont·ite;… …   English syllables

  • ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

  • baccalaureate — bac·ca·lau·re·ate …   English syllables

  • baccalaureate — bac|ca|lau|re|ate [ˌbækəˈlo:riət] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus bachelor , from baccalarius ( BACHELOR); influenced by Latin bacca berry and laureus laurel ] 1.) an examination in a range of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • baccalaureate — bac|ca|lau|re|ate [ ,bækə lɔriət ] noun count 1. ) FORMAL a BACHELOR S DEGREE 2. ) an examination that you take when you are 18 years old in France and some other countries that allows you to study at a university => INTERNATIONAL… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • baccalaureate — bac•ca•lau•re•ate [[t]ˌbæk əˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr [/t]] n. 1) edu bachelor s degree 2) rel a religious service held for a graduating class 3) rel Also called baccalau′reate ser mon. the sermon delivered at such a service • Etymology: 1615–25; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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