bac‧ca‧lau‧re‧ate /ˌbækəˈlɔːriət/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus 'bachelor', from baccalarius ( ⇒ bachelor); influenced by Latin bacca 'berry' and laureus 'laurel']

1. an examination in a range of subjects that students do in their final school year in France and some other countries, and in some international schools

2. American English formal a BACHELOR’S DEGREE

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