Word

academic degree, n.

an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
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academic degree degree

sample sentences

"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"

semantic pointers

hypernym

honor, award, laurels, honour, accolade

hyponym

associate degree, associate bachelor's degree, baccalaureate honours, honours degree master's degree doctorate, doctor's degree law degree honorary degree, honoris causa