undergrad

noun

un·​der·​grad ˈən-dər-ˌgrad How to pronounce undergrad (audio)
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The author of this article was in just that position as the lone student in York's course in measuring the expansion of the universe as a UChicago undergrad back in the spring of 2000. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 As the first class begins, students take seats in plastic chairs arrayed in concentric circles (the undergrads on the inside circle, facing students from the correctional facility). Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026 But in many ways, Radford — a school with less than 10,000 undergrads, almost hidden in the mountains of Virginia — is the perfect place for such an experiment. Brendan Marks, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Ross, of course, attended undergrad at Michigan which alter renamed its business school in his honor. Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undergrad

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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 28 Jan. 2026.

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