a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
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one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
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Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.lead a bachelor's existence
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a student who continues studies after graduation
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a student who continues studies after graduation
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Used in the same subject area: Education, Higher education.a student who continues studies after graduation
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assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; - -…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.a course of study leading to an academic degree
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has take…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: highest, earned, academic, degrees, conferred.In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, eit…
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