The Clue
Academic distinction (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DEGREE
Tags
Notes
The answer DEGREE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
DEGREE as a noun:
1. (degree, grade, level) = a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
2. (degree, level, stage, point) = a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
3. (academic degree, degree) = an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
4. a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
5. (degree, arcdegree) = a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
6. the highest power of a term or variable
7. the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"