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- [uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈɡræd.ju.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of undergraduate word
- noun undergraduate a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree. 1
- adjective undergraduate having the standing of an undergraduate. 1
- adjective undergraduate of, for, pertaining to, or characteristic of undergraduates. 1
- noun undergraduate person studying for 1st degree 1
- noun undergraduate of first degree 1
- countable noun undergraduate An undergraduate is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree. 0
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Origin of undergraduate
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; under- + graduate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Undergraduate
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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undergraduate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
undergraduate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undergraduate
noun undergraduate
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- freshman — a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
- frosh — a college or high-school freshman.
- grad — one hundredth of a right angle.
Antonyms for undergraduate
noun undergraduate
- alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- alumnus — The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.
- baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
- collegian — a current member of a college; student
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