undergrad

noun

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

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Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Snyder enrolled at Miami as an undergrad. Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Going to The Wire, that was just more like an undergrad. Essence, 1 Aug. 2025 Universities will feel a need to shift more support toward graduate students and away from undergrads. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 July 2025 That's 10 miles up the road from Moscow, Idaho, where all four victims were undergrads at the University of Idaho. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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