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degree
English
Etymology
From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?gr?', IPA(key): /d????i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
degree (plural degrees)
- A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1?360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. [from 13th c.]
- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. [from 13th c.]
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. [from 13th c.]
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. [from 14th c.]
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]
Usage notes
- A person who is engaged in a course of study leading to the earning of a degree can be described (in the present progressive tense) as "doing a degree" in British English, and as "getting a degree" in American English. For example, in American English, "She is currently getting her master's degree at State University." In British English, "I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?" (Ask Oxford.Com - Ask the Experts - Frequently Asked Questions (Grammar)).
Synonyms
- (unit of angle): °, arcdegree
- (unit of temperature): °
- (unit of latitude): °
- (unit of longitude): °
Coordinate terms
- scale
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- re-edge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French decré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of decre
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French degré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of degre
degree From the web:
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estate
English
Etymology
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?s-t?t, IPA(key): /?s?te?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Noun
estate (plural estates)
- The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19thc.]
- (now rare, archaic) state; condition. [from 13thc.]
- Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.
- (archaic) Status, rank. [from 13thc.]
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions. [from 14thc.]
- (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman. [14th-17thc.]
- Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.
- (historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm). [from 14thc.]
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p.115:
- I am afraid that some of the nobles who are campaigning for it simply want to use the Estates to cut down the King's power and increase their own.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p.202:
- The three estates of feudal lords, clergy and royal officers met in separate chambers, and exercised an advisory role.
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p.115:
- (law) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land. [from 15thc.]
- An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18thc.]
- The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
- (Britain, sometimes derogatory) A housing estate. [from 20thc.]
- (Britain, automotive) A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating). [from 20thc.]
- (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
- 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature
- I call matter of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoever […] concerneth manifestly any great portion of people.
- 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature
Synonyms
- (estate car) estate car, station sedan, station wagon, wagon
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
estate (not comparable)
- (jewelry, euphemistic) Previously owned; secondhand.
- an estate diamond; estate jewelry
Verb
estate (third-person singular simple present estates, present participle estating, simple past and past participle estated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To give an estate to.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bestow upon.
See also
- Estate (land) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- eatest, tatees, tea set, testae, testæ
Interlingua
Etymology
From Italian.
Noun
estate (plural estates)
- summer
See also
Italian
Alternative forms
- està (poetic or regional)
- state (Tuscan)
Etymology
From Latin aest?tem, accusative of aest?s (“summer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?eyd?- (“burn; fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?ta.te/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Hyphenation: es?tà?te
Noun
estate f (plural estati)
- summer
Related terms
- estivo
See also
Anagrams
- attese, esatte, esteta, saette, tesate
References
- estate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Verb
estate
- Compound of the informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of estar, está and the pronoun te.
estate From the web:
- what estate did the clergy belong to
- what estate was the clergy
- what estate was the bourgeoisie
- what estate was the king in
- what estate paid the most taxes
- what estate was robespierre in
- what estate had the largest population
- what estate was napoleon in
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