undergraduate

noun

un·​der·​grad·​u·​ate ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət How to pronounce undergraduate (audio)
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate adjective

Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence

a group of college undergraduates
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In law, for example, Europe, Asia, and Latin America train their lawyers in an accelerated 3-year undergraduate degree format (the LL.B or bachelor of law). Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025 About 48% of undergraduates lived on campus during the fall semester, and some students have struggled to find housing in the past. Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025 Enrollment across all ethnic/racial categories of undergraduates increased, led by 6.8% gains for both Black and Hispanic students. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 And in 1980, during his last year in office, Carter signed a bill authorizing the siting of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which was eventually designed by architect Maya Lin, who won a design contest as an undergraduate at Yale. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undergraduate 

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undergraduate was in 1630

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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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undergraduate

noun
un·​der·​grad·​u·​ate ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət How to pronounce undergraduate (audio)
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree

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