degree vs baccalaureate

baccalaureate vs degree

degree and baccalaureate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, baccalaureate is a hyponym of degree; that is, baccalaureate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than degree:

degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
baccalaureate: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies

Other hyponyms of degree include associate, associate degree, bachelor's degree, honours, honours degree, master's degree, doctor's degree, doctorate, law degree, honorary degree, honoris causa.

degree (noun)	baccalaureate (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)	a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
the highest power of a term or variable
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
a measure for arcs and angles
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

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