baccalaureate

CEFRC1

/bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A secondary school qualification or a university bachelor's degree.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.

Examples

  • "If you get your Baccalaureate, I'll buy you a bike," the father told his son.

  • I got my baccalaureate on the first try!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to pursue higher education.

  2. A bachelor's degree.

  3. The International Baccalaureate.

More examples

In context

  • The high school she attends offers students what is known as an "International Baccalaureate Program."

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Origin

noun

First attested in 1625; borrowed from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureātus, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus, an alteration made to baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood, apprentice, bachelor”) for it to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory). See bachelor and -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).