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degree

noun

de·​gree di-ˈgrē How to pronounce degree (audio)
1
: a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification
advanced by degrees
We all know that you're only three degrees away from all sorts of interesting and even famous people on social media. Alex Proud
2
a
: a rank or grade of official, ecclesiastical, or social position
people of low degree
b
archaic : a particular standing especially as to dignity or worth
c
: the civil (see civil sense 4) condition or status of a person
3
genealogy : a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor
4
a
obsolete : step, stair
b
archaic : a member of a series arranged in steps (as of parts of a structure)
5
medical : a measure of damage to tissue caused by injury or disease compare first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn
6
a
: the extent, measure, or scope of an action, condition, or relation
different in degree but not in kind
requiring a high degree of skill
b
: relative intensity
a high degree of stress
c
grammar : one of the forms or sets of forms used in the comparison of an adjective or adverb
d
law : a legal measure of guilt or negligence
found guilty of murder in the first degree
7
a
education : a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a program of study
earned her four-year degree
associate's degrees
has a degree in psychology
b
: a grade of membership attained in a ritualistic order or society
received his first degree in the Knights of Columbus
c
: an academic title conferred to honor distinguished achievement or service
The actor was presented with an honorary degree.
d
: the formal ceremonies observed in the conferral of such a distinction
8
mathematics : a unit of measure for angles equal to an angle with its vertex at the center of a circle and its sides cutting off ¹/₃₆₀ of the circumference
a fifteen degree angle
47 degrees Latitude
also : a unit of measure for arcs of a circle equal to the amount of arc that subtends a central angle of one degree
9
archaic : a position or space on the earth or in the heavens as measured by degrees of latitude
10
music
a
: a step, note, or tone of a scale
b
: a line or space of the musical staff
11
: one of the divisions or intervals marked on a scale of a measuring instrument
specifically : any of various units for measuring temperature
350 degrees Fahrenheit
12
mathematics
a
: the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term of highest degree in a polynomial, polynomial function, or polynomial equation
b
: the sum of the exponents of the variable factors of a monomial
c
: the greatest power of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation after the equation has been rationalized (see rationalize sense 2) and cleared of fractions with respect to the derivative
degreed
di-ˈgrēd How to pronounce degree (audio)
adjective

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Phrases
to a degree
1
: to a remarkable extent : exceedingly
I felt desolate to a degree Charlotte Brontë
2
: in a small way
to a degree he succeeded

Synonyms

Example Sentences

There are 360 degrees in a circle. These trees will thrive, to a greater or lesser degree, in a number of climates.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French degré, from Vulgar Latin *degradus, from Latin de- + gradus — see degrade

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of degree was in the 13th century

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