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| alumna |
a female graduate or former student of an educational institution. |
| alumnus |
a male graduate or former student of an educational institution. |
| baccalaureate |
a ceremony given for a class about to graduate from a school, or the address or sermon at such a ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
| class |
students who graduate in the same year. [1/8 definitions] |
| doctorate |
the highest academic degree, esp. the Ph.D., awarded for completion of advanced work at the graduate level, or as an honorary degree, and conferring the title or status of doctor on the recipient; doctor's degree. |
| fellow |
a graduate student at a university or college who receives financial assistance to pursue specific studies. [1/7 definitions] |
| grad |
(informal) someone who has graduated from a school; graduate. |
| GRE |
abbreviation of "Graduate Record Examination." |
| intern2 |
an advanced student or recent graduate in a specialized field, esp. medicine, who is serving an apprenticeship in the appropriate practical setting, such as a hospital. [1/2 definitions] |
| M.A. |
abbreviation of "Master of Arts," a graduate degree, below that of doctor, that is given by a college or university to a person who has completed a prescribed course of graduate study in the humanities or social sciences; master's degree. |
| Master of Arts |
a graduate degree, below that of doctor, that is given by a college or university to a person who has completed a prescribed course of graduate study in the humanities or social sciences; master's degree. (abbr.: M.A.) |
| midshipman |
a student or recent graduate of naval officer training. (See cadet.) |
| nongraduate |
combined form of graduate. |
| preppie |
(informal) a student at, or a graduate of, a private preparatory school. [1/3 definitions] |
| teaching fellow |
a graduate student at a university who performs certain teaching duties in exchange for financial aid. |
| U. |
abbreviation of "University," an educational institution devoted to learning and research and authorized to award degrees on both the graduate and undergraduate levels (used in a proper name). |
| university |
an educational institution devoted to learning and research and authorized to award degrees on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. |
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