academic degree academic costume • academic department · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · academic degree · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study. Synonyms: academic degree, degree. Example: "He earned his degree at princeton summa cum laude." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · degree · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072