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degree
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Noun
  • the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
    • murder in the second degree
    • a second degree burn
  • a unit of temperature on a specified scale
    • the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
  • the highest power of a term or variable
  • a measure for arcs and angles
    • there are 360 degrees in a circle
  • an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
    • he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
  • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    • a remarkable degree of frankness
    • at what stage are the social sciences?
  • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    • a moderate grade of intelligence
    • a high level of care is required
    • it is all a matter of degree
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