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US /dɪˈɡɹiː/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #3049

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1

noun
A unit for measuring temperature.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
2

noun
A qualification given by a university after finishing a course of study.

She earned a degree in chemistry.
3

noun
A unit for measuring angles, where a full circle is 360 of them.

A right angle measures ninety degrees.
4

noun
The amount or level of something.

He showed a high degree of skill in the game.

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1 noun · a unit for measuring... °

2 noun · a qualification given by a... academic degree

3 noun · a unit for measuring... arcdegree°

4 noun · the amount or level of... level

More compass grade magnitude scale

Word family

Forms degdegreesdegs

Derived forms bidegreecodegreedegree-daydegreeddegreelessfirst-degreefourth-degreehyperdegreein-degreeindegreemicrodegreemillidegree

Related forms astronomical average considerably extent extreme extremely high infinitesimal intermediate low mildly moderate

Etymology

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

degre Middle English degré Old French gradus Latin

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# degree

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** dɪˈɡɹiː
**Frequency rank:** 3049

## Meanings
1. A unit for measuring temperature.
2. A qualification given by a university after finishing a course of study.
3. A unit for measuring angles, where a full circle is 360 of them.
4. The amount or level of something.

## Examples
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- She earned a degree in chemistry.
- A right angle measures ninety degrees.
- He showed a high degree of skill in the game.

## Synonyms
- compass
- grade
- level
- magnitude
- scale

## Derived Forms
- bidegree
- codegree
- degree-day
- degreed
- degreeless
- first-degree
- fourth-degree
- hyperdegree
- in-degree
- indegree
- microdegree
- millidegree

## Related Forms
- astronomical
- average
- considerably
- extent
- extreme
- extremely
- high
- infinitesimal
- intermediate
- low
- mildly
- moderate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: degre
- Root: degré
- Root: gradus

## Etymology
From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

## AI Etymology
degree comes from Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-. The historical chain includes Middle English degre, Old French degré, Latin gradus. Current senses include A unit for measuring temperature and A qualification given by a university after finishing a course of study. English relatives and later formations include bidegree, codegree, degree-day, astronomical, average.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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