English-Thai Dictionary
baccalaureate
N ผู้ สำเร็จ ปริญญาตรี (คำ ทางการ บัณ ฑิต bachelor graduate phu-sam-red-pa-rin-ya-tri
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BACCALAUREATE
n.[The first part of this word is from the same root as bachelor; or as Bailey supposes, from bacca, berry; and the latter part, from laurea, a laurel, from the practice of wearing a garland of bay berries. ] The degree of bachelor of arts.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BACCALAUREATE
Bac "ca *lau "re *ate, n. Etym: [NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor. ]
1. The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
BACCALAUREATE
BACCALAUREATE Bac `ca *lau "re *ate, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
New American Oxford Dictionary
baccalaureate
bac ca lau re ate |ˌbakəˈlôrēit ˌbækəˈlɔriət | ▶noun 1 a college bachelor's degree. 2 Brit. an examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education. 3 Brit. a religious service held at some educational institutions before commencement, containing a farewell sermon to the graduating class. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. ( sense 1 ): from French baccalauréat or medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus ‘bachelor. ’ The earlier form baccalarius was altered by wordplay to conform with bacca lauri ‘laurel berry, ’ because of the laurels awarded to scholars. Sense 2 dates from 1970.
Oxford Dictionary
baccalaureate
baccalaureate |ˌbakəˈlɔːrɪət | ▶noun 1 an examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education. See also International Baccalaureate. 2 a university bachelor's degree. 3 US a religious service held at some educational institutions before commencement, including a farewell sermon to the graduating students. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French baccalauréat or medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus ‘bachelor ’. The earlier form baccalarius was altered by wordplay to conform with bacca lauri ‘laurel berry ’, because of the laurels awarded to scholars. Sense 1 dates from 1970.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
baccalaureate
bac ca lau re ate /bæ̀kəlɔ́ːriət /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 (フランスの )大学入学資格試験, バカロレア .2 学士号 (baccalaureate degree ; bachelor's degree ).3 ｟米 ｠(高校や大学の )卒業式典 ; (卒業式における )訓示, 説教 (baccalaureate sermon ).
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