baccalaureate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

Noun

baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)

A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
The International Baccalaureate.

Synonyms

(first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities): bachelor's degree

Translations

bachelor's degree — see bachelor's degree

examination to enable higher education

Armenian: ավարտական քննություն (avartakan kʿnnutʿyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ylioppilaskoe (fi), ylioppilaskirjoitukset (fi)

German: Bakkalaureat (de) n
Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
Russian: выпускно́й экза́мен m (vypusknój ekzámen)
Welsh: bagloriaeth (cy) f

qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam

Arabic: بَكَالُورِيُوس‎ m (bakālūriyūs)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ylioppilas (fi), ylioppilastodistus (fi)

German: Bakkalaureat (de) n, Fachabitur (de) n
Greek: πτυχίο (el) n (ptychío)
Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
Russian: сте́пень бакала́вра f (stépenʹ bakalávra), бакалавриа́т (ru) m (bakalavriát)