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   De·gree

   /dəˈɡrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present: "a degree of caution is probably wise" Similar levelstagepointrungstandardgradegradationmarkamountextentmeasuremagnitudeintensitystrengthproportionratio
   • 2. a unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle: "set at an angle of 45 degrees"
   • 3. a unit in any of various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness: "water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
   • ▪ each of a set of grades (usually three) used to classify burns according to their severity.
   • ▪ a legal grade of crime or offense, especially murder: "second-degree murder"
   • ▪ a step in direct genealogical descent: "second-degree relatives"
   • ▪ a position in a musical scale, counting upward from the tonic or fundamental note: "the lowered third degree of the scale"
   • ▪ the class into which an equation falls according to the highest power of unknowns or variables present: "an equation of the second degree"
   • ▪ any of the three steps on the scale of comparison of gradable adjectives and adverbs, namely positive, comparative, and superlative.
   • ▪ a thing placed like a step in a series; a tier or row. archaic
   • 4. an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course of study, or conferred as an honor on a distinguished person: "a degree in zoology"
   • ▪ a rank in an order of Freemasonry.
   • 5. social or official rank: archaic "persons of unequal degree" Similar social classsocial statusrankstanding/position in societydated:stationarchaic:estatecondition

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. degreeless adjective

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   degree. In geometry, a unit of measurement of angles, 1/360 of a circle. In physics, a unit of temperature ( see Celsius, Fahrenheit (see also Fahrenheit ), and Kelvin scale ). A degree on the Fahrenheit scale is smaller than a degree on the Celsius or Kelvin scale.

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   extremely; to an extreme degree. See degree in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: degree. Definition of degree noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define degree. degree synonyms, degree pronunciation, degree translation, English dictionary definition of degree. a mark, grade, level, phase; any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale; extent, measure, scope, or the...

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   3 days ago · A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example 23°.

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   de•gree /dɪˈgri/ n. [ countable] any of a series of steps or stages; a point in any scale; level; grade: improved by degrees. extent or scope of an action or state: I go along with them to a certain degree. a stage in a scale of rank or station: a lord of high degree.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › degreedegree | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   noun. uk / dɪˈɡriː / us. degree noun (TEMPERATURE) Add to word list. A2. a unit for measuring temperature, shown by the symbol ° written after a number. Examples. Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees. It was five degrees below freezing. The thermometer read 20 degrees this morning. The temperature will be between 20 and 25 degrees today.

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   Mar 14, 2024 · degree (plural degrees) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]