baccalaureate
noun/ˌbækəˈlɔriɪt/
Frequency rank: #14,445 most common English word
Meaning
An academic degree awarded upon completion of an undergraduate course of study.
Example sentence
She was proud to receive her baccalaureate degree after four years of hard work at university.
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