Meaning
The title you are given when you finish your studies at a university.
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Word origin
From Old French degre, a step or a stair, from Latin gradus, a step.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- degre
- English cognates
- grade, gradual
Grammar
Examples
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A "degree" is what a university gives you when you finish.
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A "degree" is also one step on a scale for measuring heat.
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"To some degree" means partly, not completely.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 10: degree, source, ocean and 7 more words.