baccalaureate vs discourse

discourse vs baccalaureate

baccalaureate and discourse both are nouns.

baccalaureate is not a verb while discourse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baccalaureate	Yes	No	No	No
discourse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, discourse is a hypernym of baccalaureate; that is, discourse is a word with a broader meaning than baccalaureate:

baccalaureate: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
discourse: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

Other hypernyms of baccalaureate include preaching, sermon.

baccalaureate (noun)	discourse (noun)
an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies	an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies	extended verbal expression in speech or writing
	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

baccalaureate (verb)	discourse (verb)
	talk at length and formally about a topic
	carry on a conversation
	to consider or examine in speech or writing

Difference between baccalaureate and discourse

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