Baccalaureate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

baccalaureate
    n 1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their
         commencement ceremonies
    2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully
       completed undergraduate studies [syn: {bachelor's degree},
       {baccalaureate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Baccalaureate \Bac"ca*lau"re*ate\, 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, 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.
      [1913 Webster] Baccara