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   degree

   /dɪˈɡriː/

   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 ninetieth of a right angle or the angle subtended by 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 offence, especially murder: "second-degree murder"
   • ▪ a step in direct genealogical descent: "second-degree relatives"
   • ▪ a position in a musical scale, counting upwards 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 rank in an order of freemasonry.
   • ▪ 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, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person: "a degree in zoology"
   • 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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEGREE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of degree as a noun in different contexts, such as amount, unit, education, and suffix. See how to use degree in sentences and idioms with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     DEGREE meaning: 1. (an) amount or level of something: 2. a...

   • Znaczenie Degree, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DEGREE definicja: 1. (an) amount or level of something: 2. a...

   • Degree Spanish Translation

     DEGREE translate: grado, grado, grado, título de grado,...

   • Degree: Russian Translation

     DEGREE translate: градус , градус, ученая степень, диплом ,...

   • Degree: Korean Translation

     degree translate: 도, 학위, 정도. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Degree: Thai Translation

     DEGREE translate: ระดับ, องศา (หน่วยวัดอุณหภูมิ)...

   • Degree: Polish Translation

     DEGREE translate: stopień, stopień, stopień naukowy,...

   • Degree: German Translation

     DEGREE translate: der Grad, das Grad, der Grad, die Würde,...

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   Degree definition: any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.. See examples of DEGREE used in a sentence.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word degree, from a step or stage in a process to a unit of measure for angles and temperatures. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and related articles.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdegree noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEGREE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   A degree is a mark, grade, level, phase, or point in any scale, measure, or scope. It can also refer to a unit of temperature, angle, latitude, longitude, or academic title. See different meanings and usage of degree in various fields and contexts.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › degreeDegree - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A unit of measurement, degree describes the level, intensity or seriousness of something. So that hot coffee may not have caused 3rd degree burns, but it still took a good degree of self-control not to scream when you sipped it.