degree vs laurels

laurels vs degree

degree and laurels both are nouns.

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

As nouns, laurels is a hypernym of degree; that is, laurels is a word with a broader meaning than degree:

degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
laurels: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Other hypernyms of degree include accolade, award, honor, honour.

degree (noun)	laurels (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)	the state of being honored
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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