undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
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a group of college undergraduates
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This is the highest academic honor for undergraduates.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
If passed by the Legislature and voters, the amendment would would require the regents to appoint two undergraduate and two graduate students to two-year terms beginning July 1, 2027.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The victims were undergraduates Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
If passed by the Legislature and voters, the amendment would would require the regents to appoint two undergraduate and two graduate students to two-year terms beginning July 1, 2027.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The victims were undergraduates Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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