UNDERGRADUATE

undergraduate, undergrad

(noun) a university student who has not yet received a first degree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

undergraduate (plural undergraduates)

A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

Adjective

undergraduate (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or being an undergraduate.

Synonyms

• pregraduate (unusual)

Antonyms

• (student, adjective): postgraduate

• (student): graduate

Coordinate terms

• graduand

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*grad"u*ate, n.

Definition: A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.

Un`der*grad"u*ate, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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