degre

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See also: dégré and degré

English

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Noun

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degre

  1. Obsolete spelling of degree.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French degré, degréz (hence the variant degrece); equivalent to de- +‎ gre.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɛːˈɡreː/, /dɛːˈɡreːs/

Noun

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degre (plural degres)

  1. Someone's personal characteristics, position, or background:
    1. A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
    2. Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
    3. People of a certain status or ranking; a group defined by status.
    4. Prestigiousness or achievement, especially that earned in battle.
    5. (rare) One's lineage or ancestry; one's family background.
  2. The state, quality, or status of something; something's current characteristics:
    1. A distinguishing quantity; degree, amount, or extent:
      1. (grammar) A type or extent of grammatical comparison.
      2. (medicine) A degree of severity of medical conditions.
    2. The status of something on a scale (relating to other things)
    3. The state of one's behaviour; one's way, bearing, or method.
    4. (rare) The inherent state or quality of something; something's intrinsic characteristics.
    5. (rare) Something as marked by its distinguishing features; a variety or sort of something.
  3. (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
  4. A measurement of time amounting to around four minutes.
  5. A degree (educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions)
  6. A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase.
  7. A stage as part of a scale of virtues or values.
  8. (rare) The length covered by a step or movement of one's feet.
Descendants
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  • English: degree
  • Scots: degree
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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degre

  1. Alternative form of decre