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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies;

2. an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies;
[syn: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. [1913 Webster] 2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. [1913 Webster] Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. [1913 Webster] Baccara
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

baccalaureate n 1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies 2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate]