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baccalaureat

/bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
bac-calau-re-at
IPA
/bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”).

noun

Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”).

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: baccalauréat, baccalaureatus, baccalaureus

Inflected Forms

baccalaureats (plural)

Homonyms

baccalaureate

Questions

How do you pronounce baccalaureat?
The recorded pronunciation is /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/.
What does baccalaureat mean?
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”).
Where does baccalaureat come from?
It is traced to French.

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