Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foundation degree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: foun-da-tion de-gree
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vocational qualification in higher education, intended to give comprehensive knowledge in a subject to enable the holder to go on to employment or further study in that field.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

foundation degrees (plural)

Questions

What does foundation degree mean?: A vocational qualification in higher education, intended to give comprehensive knowledge in a subject to enable the holder to go on to employment or further study in that field.

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