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- pronunciation:
- dih
gri
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| definition 1: |
We often use the word "degree" when we talk about the level of something--how high or how low the level is. When you talk about how happy someone is, you are talking about their degree of happiness. If someone is happy to a high degree, it means they are very happy. Their level of happiness is high.
Alicia's mom and dad knew that Alicia was upset, but they didn't know to what degree. They were surprised when she started to cry.My dad says it takes a high degree of patience to be a teacher.Alex agreed with Jackson to some degree, but not completely.- synonyms:
- extent, scale
- similar words:
- amount, gauge, level, magnitude, measure, pitch, quality, quantity, size, volume
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| definition 2: |
A degree is a unit for measuring temperature. A high number of degrees means that something is hot. A low number of degrees means that something is cold. If it is sixty degrees outside, it is warmer than if it is twenty degrees outside.
The temperature is ten degrees warmer today than yesterday, so you don't need to wear a jacket.- synonyms:
- grade
- similar words:
- point, scale, standard, value
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When someone has a degree, it means that they have finished college or university.
Rachel's mom is studying to get her college degree. She went back to school last year.- similar words:
- diploma
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| definition 4: |
A degree is one step in a process. When something happens by degrees, it happens one step at a time.
The doctor said my grandfather will not recover right away, but he will recover by degrees, so we shouldn't worry.- synonyms:
- level, phase, stage, step
- similar words:
- scale
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deal |
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