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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. {Baccalaureate sermon}, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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