[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

baccalaureate \bac"calau"reate\, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a baccalaureate sermon. u.s.
      1913 webster
see also:
bachelor 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

baccalaureate \bac`calau"reate\, a.
   pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
   1913 webster

   baccalaureate sermon, in some american colleges, a sermon
      delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
      1913 webster baccara
see also:
baccalaureate sermon 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

baccalaureate
     n 1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their
          commencement ceremonies
     2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully
        completed undergraduate studies syn: bachelor's degree
see also:
bachelor's degree 

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