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Baccalaureate \Bac"ca*lau"re*ate\, n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr.
LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as
if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the
bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See {Bachelor}.]
1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first
or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and
colleges.
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2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
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Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a.
Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
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{Baccalaureate sermon}, in some American colleges, a sermon
delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
[1913 Webster] Baccara