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Baccalaureat definition

A bachelor degree at university.
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An examination and qualification awarded in many countries, designed to enable people to go on to higher education; the International Baccalaureat.
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Singular:
baccalaureat
Plural:
baccalaureats

Origin of baccalaureat

  • From French baccalauréat or its source, mediaeval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalarius ‘young man aspiring to knighthood’ to resemble bacca lauri ‘laurel berry’ (the ancient symbol of victory). Compare bachelor.

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Baccalaureat Sentence Examples

  • Two years later he passed the examination for the "baccalaureat es sciences" enabling him to become candidate for the Ecole normale.

  • As an alternative to the second cycle, which normally ends in the examination for the baccalaureat, there is a shorter course, mainly founded on modern languages or applied science and ending in a public examination without the baccalaureat.

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