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degree
A	noun
	1	degree, grade, level
			a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚degree, grade, level ╚immoderation; immoderateness ╚moderation; moderateness ╚amplitude level ╚extreme ╚low ╚high ╚depth ╚intensity; intensiveness ╚quality; caliber; calibre
	2	degree
			the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚degree
	3	degree
			the highest power of a term or variable
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing ╚notation; notational system ╚mathematical notation ╚exponent; power; index ╚degree ╚first degree ╚degree of a polynomial ╚degree of a term
	4	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"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚award; accolade; honor; honour; laurels ╚academic degree, degree ╚honorary degree ╚law degree ╚doctor's degree; doctorate ╚master's degree ╚honours; honours degree ╚bachelor's degree; baccalaureate ╚associate degree; associate
	5	degree, arcdegree
			a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚unit of measurement; unit ╚angular unit ╚degree, arcdegree
	6	degree
			a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚unit of measurement; unit ╚temperature unit ╚degree ╚degree Fahrenheit; F ╚degree Centigrade; degree Celsius; C
	7	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?"
		Category Tree: state ╚degree, level, stage, point ╚climax ╚quickening ╚ultimacy; ultimateness ╚state of the art ╚plane ╚standard of living; standard of life ╚resultant; end point ╚extent ╚acme; height; elevation; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; top ╚ladder

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