baccalaureate

English

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baccalaureate

Alternative forms

(short) bacc, bac

Etymology

From French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”), to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory). Compare bachelor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)

A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
The International Baccalaureate.

Synonyms

(first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities): bachelor's degree

Derived terms

postbaccalaureate

Translations

bachelor's degree — see bachelor's degree

examination to enable higher education

Armenian: ավարտական քննություն (avartakan kʻnnutʻyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高中畢業會考 / 高中毕业会考 (gāozhōng bìyè huìkǎo)
Finnish: ylioppilaskoe (fi), ylioppilaskirjoitukset (fi)
French: baccalauréat (fr) m
German: Bakkalaureat (de) n
Polish: bakalaureat (pl) m
Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
Russian: выпускно́й экза́мен m (vypusknój ekzámen)
Slovak: bakalaureát
Welsh: bagloriaeth (cy) f

farewell address

Chinese:
Mandarin: 畢業典禮致辭 / 毕业典礼致辞 (bìyè diǎnlǐ zhìcí)
Finnish: valmistujaissaarna
French: discours de fin d’études m

International Baccalaureate — see International Baccalaureate

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Translations to be checked

Arabic: بَكَالُورِيُوس m (bakālūriyūs)
Catalan: batxillerat (ca)
German: Bakkalaureat (de) n, Fachabitur (de) n
Greek: πτυχίο (el) n (ptychío)
Polish: bakalaureat (pl) m
Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
Russian: сте́пень бакала́вра f (stépenʹ bakalávra), бакалавриа́т (ru) m (bakalavriát)
Spanish: bachillerato (es)