Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

advanced degree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: ad-vanced de-gree
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.

Example Sentences

"This is based on . . . the opinion of a vocational expert that "it is likely that Matthew would have graduated from college and obtained an advanced degree"."
"Skeptics like to point out that the income gap isn’t rising as fast as it once was, especially for college graduates who don’t get an advanced degree."

Inflected Forms

advanced degrees (plural)

Questions

What does advanced degree mean?: A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.

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