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Degree Definition
(n)
a
position
on
a
scale
of
intensity
or
amount
or
quality
; "
a
moderate
degree
of
intelligence
"; "
a
high
level
of
care
is
required
"; "
it
is
all
a
matter
of
degree
"
(n)
a
specific
identifiable
position
in
a
continuum
or
series
or
especially
in
a
process
; "
a
remarkable
degree
of
frankness
"; "
at
what
stage
are
the
social
sciences
?"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
unit
of
temperature
on
a
specified
scale
; "
the
game
was
played
in
spite
of
the
40
-
degree
temperature
"
(n)
a
measure
for
arcs
and
angles
; "
there
are
360
degrees
in
a
circle
"
(n)
the
highest
power
of
a
term
or
variable
(n)
the
seriousness
of
something
(
e
.
g
.,
a
burn
or
crime
); "
murder
in
the
second
degree
"; "
a
second
degree
burn
"
Degree Synonyms
academic degree
arcdegree
degree
grade
level
point
stage
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