degreenoun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/degree noun (AMOUNT)
B2 [ C usually singular, U ] (an) amount or level of something:
This job demands a high degree of skill.
There isn't the slightest degree of doubt that he's innocent.
I have to warn you that there's a degree of (= some) danger involved in this.
The number of terrorist attacks has increased to a terrifying degree.
There was some degree of truth in what she said.
To what degree do you think we will be providing a better service?
"That's really bad." "Well, it's all a matter/question of degree (= there are other things better and other things worse)."
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- Courts can show a considerable degree of latitude when it comes to applying the law.
- We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.
- I like modern art to a certain degree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff.
- It is impossible to predict the outcome of the negotiations with any degree of certitude.
- Individuals with even a small degree of emotional intelligence are a dream to work for.
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General words for size and amount
- -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- count
- element
- flow
- footprint
- load
- number
- part
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- so much idiom
- strength
- take
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degree noun (UNIT)
A2 [ C ] written abbreviation deg. any of various units of measurement, especially of temperature or angles, usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number:
a difference of three degrees
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade.
A right angle is an angle of 90°.
New York is on a latitude of 41°N and a longitude of 74°W.
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- The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.
- The boat settled into the mud at a 35 degree angle/an angle of 35 degrees.
- The temperature is expected to drop to ten degrees below zero tonight.
- It's two degrees outside, but with the wind-chill factor, it feels like minus five.
- The thermometer recorded a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
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Mathematical symbols
- addition sign
- division sign
- equal sign
- expression
- foot
- minus
- multiplication sign
- pi
- placeholder
- plus
- point
- subtraction sign
- x
- y
degree noun (SUBJECT OF STUDY)
B1 [ C ] a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies:
She has a physics degree/a degree in physics from Edinburgh.
mainly US She has a bachelor's/master's degree in history from Yale.
UK "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography."
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- A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.
- At work she kept up the fiction that she had a university degree.
- Adrian has a double honours degree in English and philosophy.
- Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life.
- There is a predominance of people with an arts degree on the board of governors.
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Qualifications: university & college
- AB
- associate
- associate's degree
- BA
- bachelor's degree
- bed
- BM
- chartered
- emeritus
- fellowship
- graduation
- honorary
- honors degree
- honours degree
- joint honours
- MBA
- MPhil
- MSc
- pass degree
- PGCE
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Classes & courses
Idiom(s)
by degrees
to a/some degree