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academic degree vs honorary degree

honorary degree vs academic degree

academic degree and honorary degree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
academic degree Yes No No No
honorary degree Yes No No No
As nouns, honorary degree is a hyponym of academic degree; that is, honorary degree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than academic degree:
  • academic degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
  • honorary degree: a degree conferred to honor the recipient
academic degree (noun) honorary degree (noun)
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study a degree conferred to honor the recipient
Difference between academic degree and honorary degree

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