Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bachelor's degree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
bach-e-lor's de-gree
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.

Inflected Forms

bachelor's degrees (plural) bachelor degree (alternative) bachelor's (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

diploma associate's degree master's degree doctorate Ph.D. postdoc

Synonyms

baccalaureate

Questions

What does bachelor's degree mean?
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.

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