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Degree

🔄 Synonyms of "Degree"

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pointnounA small dot or mark.
levelnounThe same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
stagenounA phase.
gradenoun(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
arcdegreenoun(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
academic degreeAn academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.

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stagenounA phase.
pointnounA small dot or mark.
gradenoun(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
levelnounA tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
arcdegreenoun(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
academic degreeAn academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.
diplomanounA document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
postgraduatenounA person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
graduatenounA person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
graduationnounThe action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
universitynounAn institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
doctoratenounThe highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
graduatedHaving a university degree; having completed training.
gradesnounGrammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.
mastersnounA master's degree.
undergraduatenounA student at a university who has not yet received a degree.
baccalaureatenounA bachelor's degree.
post-graduateAlternative form of postgraduate. [Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.]
doctoralnounRelating to a doctorate.
phdnounAlternative form of Ph.D.. [Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.]

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