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degree

/dɪɡɹˈi/noun2 syllables

Degree means: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.

Synonyms for degree6

noun, as in a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

level, stage, point

noun, as in a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

grade, level

noun, as in an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

academic degree

noun, as in a measure for arcs and angles

arcdegree

What does degree mean?7

noun

1

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process“a remarkable degree of frankness”

2

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality“a moderate grade of intelligence”

3

an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study“he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude”

4

a measure for arcs and angles“there are 360 degrees in a circle”

5

the highest power of a term or variable

6

a unit of temperature on a specified scale“the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature”

7

the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)“murder in the second degree”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with degree?60

two syllables

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three syllables

guarantee
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for degree, grouped by syllable

Degree in a sentence

  • In my city, the temperature is one degree above zero.CM
  • To some degree, we carry the ancient oceans in our blood.tijlan
  • To a large degree, human activity has contributed to upsetting nature's balances.neron
  • It's a question not of kind, but of degree.mailohilohi
  • With an associate's degree, you can be admitted automatically into some universities.mccarras
  • As long as you have a degree of patience, you can acquire any language.tsp_2
  • In her birth country, she got a degree in economics.rul
  • In her native country, she got a degree in economics.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of degree

as a noun

plural
degrees