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Meaning of degree in English
degree
noun
UK
/dɪˈɡriː/ US
/dɪˈɡriː/
degree noun (AMOUNT)
B2 [ C usually singular, U ]
(an) amount or level of something:
This job demands a high degree ofskill.
There isn't the slightest degree ofdoubt that he's innocent.
I have to warn you that there's adegree of (= some) danger involved in this.
The number of terrorist attacks hasincreased to a terrifying degree.
There was some degree of truth in what she said.
To what degree do you think we will be providing a better service?
"That's really bad." "Well, it's all amatter/question of degree (= there are other things better and other things worse)."
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Courts can show a considerabledegree of latitude when it comes to applying the law.
We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.
I like modern art to a certaindegree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff.
It is impossible to predict the outcome of the negotiations with any degree of certitude.
Individuals with even a smalldegree of emotional intelligenceare a dream to work for.
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degree noun (UNIT)
A2 [ C ]
(written abbreviation deg.)
any of various units of measurement, especially of temperature or angles, usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number:
a difference of three degrees
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade.
A right angle is an angle of 90°.
New York is on a latitude of 41°N and a longitude of 74°W.
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degree noun (SUBJECT OF STUDY)
B1 [ C ]
a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies:
She has a physics degree/a degree inphysics from Edinburgh.
mainly US She has a bachelor's/master'sdegree in history from Yale.
UK "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography."
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by degrees
to a/some degree
-degree
suffix
UK
/ -dɪ.ɡriː/ US
/ -dɪ.ɡriː/
used with an ordinal number to show how serious something is:
She suffered first-/second-/third-degree (= least serious/serious/veryserious) burns on her legs.
US He's being charged with first-degree (= the most serious type of)murder.
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(Definition of degree from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
degree | AMERICAN DICTIONARY
degree
noun
US
/dɪˈɡri/
degree noun (AMOUNT)
[ C/U ]
an amount or level of something:
[ C ] This job demands a high degree ofskill.
[ C ] The house had also beendamaged, but to a lesser degree.
degree noun (TEMPERATURE UNIT)
[ C ]
(symbol °)
a unit of measurement of temperature, often shown by the symbol
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