Degree

Definition of degree:

part of speech: noun

Step; position; rank; extent; 360th part of a circle.

part of speech: noun

A step or grade; rank or station in life; a stage in progress; a remove in relationship; academical rank conferred by an institution; as, a doctor's degree; one of three grades in the comparison of an adjective or adverb; a relative amount, extent, quality, etc.; the 360th part of the circumference of a circle; sixty geographical miles; a unit for measuring heat, cold, etc.

Usage examples for degree:

• It is a powerful story, and is evidently written in some degree we cannot quite say how great a degree from fact. "Prisoners of Poverty Abroad", Helen Campbell.

• I gazed into the well- known features with a certain degree of pleasure; the Jew's appearance at that moment seemed quite natural, since it carried me in thought and feeling to my native land, and the few Polish words sounded dear to my ear. "Tales by Polish Authors", Various.

• Don't you admit that the idea is in the highest degree ridiculous? "The Hunt Ball Mystery", Magnay, William.

• On his return in 1842 he took his degree "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature", John W. Cousin.