word | degree |
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definition | noun You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt . These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection. Politicians have used television with varying degrees of success. You use degree in expressions such as a matter of degree and different in degree to indicate that you are talking about the comparative quantity, scale, or extent of something, rather than other factors . The first change is a matter of degree, the second is a fundamental shift. The jobs are different in degree of difficulty. A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example 23°. It's over 80 degrees outside. Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius. A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example 23°. It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees. ...McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which is at 78 degrees South. A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course. He took a master's degree in economics at Yale. ...an engineering degree. ...the first year of a degree course. |
inflections | degrees |
cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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