undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)

Examples of undergrad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last Friday, attorneys for Houston Christian University, a school of about 2,300 undergrads formerly known as Houston Baptist University, filed a reply brief in support of their motion to intervene. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2024 Childish Gambino, was plucked out of NYU as an undergrad to write for this show. John Ortved, Vogue, 29 June 2024 Turing was a graduate student, working on his masters in mathematics while Strachey was an undergrad also studying math. Patricia Fancher, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024 My parents paid for the rest of my undergrad, but my tuition was highly subsidized. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undergrad 

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergrad was in 1827

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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergrad. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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