🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

grau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡɾaw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Degree/dɪˈɡriː/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele concluiu o seu grau académico."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An academic rank conferred by a college or university after completion of a course of study.

    "She is pursuing a degree in computer science."
  2. 2

    A unit of measurement for angles or temperature.

    "The temperature dropped below zero degrees Celsius."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'degré', which traces back to Latin 'de-' (down) and 'gradus' (step, grade). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, it originally referred to a step of a stair or a grade of position, later expanding into academic, thermal, and mathematical measurements.

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