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laureates

laureates is the plural of laureate.

Meaning of laureate

Noun

laureate (plural laureates)

  1. (dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
    • a learn'd laureatea. 1658, John Cleveland, An Elegy to Ben Johnson
    Synonyms:
    honoree
  2. A graduate of a university.

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Phrases with laureates

Questions about laureates

What is laureates the plural of?
Laureates is the plural of laureate.

Words near laureates in the dictionary

  1. laurdalites
  2. Laureano
  3. Laureanos
  4. laureate
  5. laureated
  6. laureates
  7. laureateship
  8. laureateships
  9. laureating
  10. laureation
  11. laureations

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