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   Baccalaureate (), n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.]
   1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
   
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   2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
   
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   Baccalaureate, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
   
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   Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
   
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