baccalaureate

n.

1. See bachelor's degree.
2. A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.

[Medieval Latin baccalaureātus (influenced by bacca, berry , and laureātus, crowned with laurel), from baccalārius, bachelor. See bachelor.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies

Meaning #2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
  Synonym: bachelor's degree

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bachelorgrad, adgangseksamen, dimissionstale

Nederlands (Dutch)
baccalaureaat, afscheidsrede (aan de universiteit)

Français (French)
n. - licence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bakkalaureat , (frz. Hochschulreife), (in angelsächsischen Ländern 1. akad. Grad)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακαδημαϊκό απολυτήριο, μπακαλορεά, (ΗΠΑ) πρωτοβάθμιο πτυχίο ανώτατης σχολής

Italiano (Italian)
maturità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bacharelado (m), discurso (m) de despedida na solenidade de formatura

Русский (Russian)
степень бакалавра

Español (Spanish)
n. - bachillerato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fransk studentexamen, akademisk titel i anglosaxiska länder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
学士学位, 对毕业班的致辞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 學士學位, 對畢業班的致辭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 학사 학위, 졸업 예배식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 学士号, 卒業式の訓示

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بكالوريا - شهادة مدرسيه _‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תואר ב"א‬

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