baccalaureate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

Noun

baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)

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 go on to higher education.
3. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
4. The International Baccalaureate.

Synonyms

• (first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities) bachelor's degree

Translations

• German: Bakkalaureat
• Russian: выпускно́й экза́мен

Translations

• German: Bakkalaureat, Fachabitur
• Russian: сте́пень бакалавр

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