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honorary degree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
hon-orary de-gree
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A university degree given outside standard procedures, usually to people who have had an impact on the development of science, culture, education, etc. This degree can be received even by those not affiliated with the university in any way, and requires no attendance, exams, teaching time, or other prerequisites.

Inflected Forms

honorary degrees (plural)

Synonyms

honoris causa

Questions

What does honorary degree mean?
A university degree given outside standard procedures, usually to people who have had an impact on the development of science, culture, education, etc. This degree can be received even by those not affiliated with the university in any way, and requires no attendance, exams, teaching time, or other prerequisites.

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