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postbaccalaureate

postbaccalaureate adjective: subsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degree.

Adjective

postbaccalaureate (not comparable)

  1. Subsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degree
    • She graduated from Wellesley and received a certificate in postbaccalaureate premedical studies from Georgetown.2009 January 18, “Maria Lapointe and Samuel Hodas”, in New York Times

Forms of postbaccalaureate

alternative formpost-baccalaureate
alternative formpost baccalaureate
alternative formpostbac
alternative formpost-bac
alternative formpostbacc
alternative formpost-bacc

Origin of postbaccalaureate

From post- + baccalaureate.

Questions about postbaccalaureate

What does postbaccalaureate mean?
Postbaccalaureate means subsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degree.
What part of speech is postbaccalaureate?
Postbaccalaureate is an adjective.

Words near postbaccalaureate in the dictionary

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