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My university degree is in art and, yes, I do a lot of drawing for all my books. I have a big drafting table set up in a spare bedroom and I cover it with maps and house plans and sketches that I use in the books. Also, I truly love architecture, so that plays a big part in all my books.
Jude Deveraux

Meaning of "university degree" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIVERSITY DEGREE

university degree  [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ dɪˈɡriː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIVERSITY DEGREE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
University degree is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNIVERSITY DEGREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

university degree

Academic degree

An academic degree is a college or university diploma, often associated with a title and sometimes associated with an academic position, which is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree. The most common degrees awarded today are associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Most higher education institutions generally offer certificates and several programs leading to the obtainment of a Master of Advanced Studies, which is predominantly known as a Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées, under its original French name.

Definition of university degree in the English dictionary

The definition of university degree in the dictionary is an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIVERSITY DEGREE


agree
əˈɡriː
congree
kənˈɡriː
degree
dɪˈɡriː
disagree
ˌdɪsəˈɡriː
filagree
ˈfɪləˌɡriː
filigree
ˈfɪlɪˌɡriː
gree
ɡriː
grigri
ˈɡriːɡriː
gris-gris
ˈɡriːɡriː
mistigris
ˈmɪstɪɡriː
nondegree
ˌnɒndɪˈɡriː
pagri
ˈpʌɡriː
pedigree
ˈpɛdɪˌɡriː
second-degree
ˌsekənddɪˈɡriː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIVERSITY DEGREE

universalize
universally
universalness
universe
universe of discourse
universitarian
universities
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Universities Central Council on Admissions
Universities Funding Committee
university
university education
university entrance
university entrance examination
university extension courses
university faculty
university fees
University Grants Committee
university hospital
university student

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIVERSITY DEGREE

arts degree
Bachelor of Arts degree
Bachelor of Science degree
bachelor´s degree
doctor´s degree
external degree
first-class honours degree
first degree
general degree
higher degree
honors degree
honours degree
master´s degree
ordinary degree
paper filigree
pass degree
second-class honours degree
third class honours degree
third degree
to a degree
to the nth degree

Synonyms and antonyms of university degree in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «university degree» into 25 languages

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The translations of university degree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «university degree» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大学学位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

título universitario
570 millions of speakers

English

university degree
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वविद्यालय की डिग्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شهادة جامعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высшее образование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diploma universitário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ডিগ্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diplôme universitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ijazah universiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochschulabschluss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大学の学位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대학 학위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelar universitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trình độ đại học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல்கலைக்கழக பட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्यापीठ पदवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üniversite derecesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diploma universitario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykształcenie wyższe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вища освіта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diplomă universitară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανεπιστημιακό πτυχίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

universiteitsgraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

universitetsexamen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

universitetsgrad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of university degree

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSITY DEGREE»

The term «university degree» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSITY DEGREE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about university degree

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNIVERSITY DEGREE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word university degree.
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Bill Ackman
Herbalife: the customers are fictitious, the business opportunity is a scam, the university degree is a fraud.
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Emma Bonino
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
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Jude Deveraux
My university degree is in art and, yes, I do a lot of drawing for all my books. I have a big drafting table set up in a spare bedroom and I cover it with maps and house plans and sketches that I use in the books. Also, I truly love architecture, so that plays a big part in all my books.
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Renny Harlin
In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.
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Clive James
Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it's in Hamburger Technology.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIVERSITY DEGREE»

Discover the use of university degree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to university degree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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HEAP 2014: University Degree Course Offers
Inside find out: - How to choose your uni and course - What the entry requirements are - Tips on making a strong UCAS application - Information about admissions tests and interviews Written by Brian Heap, the UK's leading expert on higher ...
Brian Heap, 2013
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Kenya Gazette
Advanced university degree in the Social Sciences, Public Administration or related fields plus eight years' experience. A higher level degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) may be substituted for two years' professional experience. Candidates with first ...
3
Getting Real: Helping Teens Find Their Future
This hardly means, however, that everyone needs a university degree. Only 22 percent of jobs are projected to require preparation at the bachelor's or graduate Labor Market Misunderstandings and Bad Advice 67 Misunderstanding 3: ...
Kenneth Gray, Kenneth C. Gray, 2008
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Managing Cultural Diversity: An Empirical Examination of ...
Degree University Degree University Degree University Degree o0caoion 0f Office 0wit0er0and ow it0er0and owit0er0and owit0er0and owitzer0and Germany France C0ech Repub0ic France C0ech Repub0ic owitzer0and ow it0er0and ...
Martin Baumüller, 2007
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Becoming a Citizen: Incorporating Immigrants and Refugees in ...
Name Sex Birth Age Generation Region Migrated Period Education Agostinho M 56 1 Colonies 1980s University degree Aldora F 65 1 Azores 1960s University degree Ana Maria F 49 1 Mainland 1960s University degree Artur M 39 1.5 ...
Irene Bloemraad, 2006
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Citizenship and Participation in the Information Age
... Therapist university professional degree (45%) university professional degree Reporter university degree (39%) typically, university degree or community college diploma I Systems Analyst university degree (49%) typically, university degree ...
Manjunath Pendakur, Roma M. Harris, 2002
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European Psychotherapy 2011: Psychotherapy in Europe
Required entry qualification and university degree Austria, Greece and the United Kingdom do not require a university degree. In the other countries a degree in psychology or medicine is the standard (Table 2). In the Netherlands, a master's ...
Serge K. D. Sulz, Stefan Hagspiel, 2011
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An Introduction to Japanese Society
... six Japanese have a university degree, and even today only about 40 percent of the younger generation graduate from a university with a four year degree. Table 1 . 1 summarizes these demographic realities. The identification of the ...
Yoshio Sugimoto, 2003
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PISA Grade Expectations How Marks and Education Policies ...
57 Percentage of students who expect to complete a university degree.................... ................................................. 21 Change in the percentage of students who expect to complete a university degree between 2003 and 2009 .
OECD, 2012
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Kenya Gazette
Qualifications. — Advanced university degree with some experience in organizing and servicing conferences and meetings, and in setting up and administering a small office with minimum supervision. Experience in ihe United Nations system ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIVERSITY DEGREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term university degree is used in the context of the following news items.
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99-year-old woman gets university degree 75 years late
A 99-year-old Maine woman has graduated from university 75 years after a $5 fee ... Beal College in Bangor awarded Jessie White her degree during a special ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»

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