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ASSOCIATE DEGREE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("associate degree" is a kind of...):
academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "associate degree"):
AA; Associate in Arts (an associate degree in arts)
AAS; Associate in Applied Science (an associate degree in applied science)
AN; Associate in Nursing (an associate degree in nursing)