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honorary degree vs degree

degree vs honorary degree

honorary degree and degree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
honorary degree Yes No No No
degree Yes No No No
As nouns, degree is a hypernym of honorary degree; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than honorary degree:
  • honorary degree: a degree conferred to honor the recipient
  • degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
Other hypernyms of honorary degree include academic degree.
honorary degree (noun) degree (noun)
a degree conferred to honor the recipient a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
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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