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   de·gree

   /dəˈɡrē/

   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 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 offense, especially murder: "second-degree murder"
   • ▪ a step in direct genealogical descent: "second-degree relatives"
   • ▪ a position in a musical scale, counting upward 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 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 of study, or conferred as an honor on a distinguished person: "a degree in zoology"
   • ▪ a rank in an order of Freemasonry.
   • 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

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   The meaning of DEGREE is a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification. How to use degree in a sentence.

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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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   DEGREE definition: 1. (an) amount or level of something: 2. a situation that involves varying levels of something…. Learn more.

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   17 meanings: 1. a stage in a scale of relative amount or intensity 2. an academic award conferred by a university or college on.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definitions of degree. noun. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. “a remarkable degree of frankness” synonyms: level, point, stage. see more. noun. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. “it is all a matter of degree ” synonyms: grade, level. see more. noun.

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   Definition of degree noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. uk / dɪˈɡriː / us. degree noun (TEMPERATURE) Add to word list. A2. a unit for measuring temperature, shown by the symbol ° written after a number. Examples. Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees. It was five degrees below freezing. The thermometer read 20 degrees this morning. The temperature will be between 20 and 25 degrees today.