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baccalaureate

[ bak-uh-lawr-ee-it, -lor- ]

noun

  1. a religious service held at an educational institution, usually on the Sunday before commencement day.


baccalaureate

/ ˌæəˈɔːɪɪ /

noun

  1. the university degree of Bachelor or Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc
  2. an internationally recognized programme of study, comprising different subjects, offered as an alternative to a course of A levels in Britain
  3. a farewell sermon delivered at the commencement ceremonies in many colleges and universities
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Origin of baccalaureate1

1615–25; < Medieval Latin ܰٳܲ, equivalent to baccalaure ( us ) advanced student, bachelor (for ܲ ( bachelor ), alteration by association with Latin phrase bacca laureus laurel berry) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Origin of baccalaureate1

C17: from Medieval Latin ܰٳܲ , from baccalaureus advanced student, alteration of ܲ bachelor ; influenced in folk etymology by Latin berry + laureus laurel
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A nondenominational, interfaith baccalaureate was scheduled for that night in Bovard Auditorium — near the site of the current encampment.

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The experience of college-level science courses, the completion of baccalaureate or more advanced degrees, and the development of civic scientific literacy were strong predictors of increased acceptance of evolution.

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I had an elite Ivy League journalism degree and he held a baccalaureate in journalism from Cal State Long Beach and, before joining The Times, had been running a silk-screening business.

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As EDSK's Tom Richmond says, baccalaureates can be expensive to run as they are "much more resource intensive" - they include more subjects, an extended essay, and some kind of personal or community service.

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The airframe manufacturing technology program broke ground as among the first such baccalaureate programs in the state.

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