Baccalaureate vs. Bachelor: What's the Difference?

Baccalaureate and Bachelor Definitions
Baccalaureate
See bachelor's degree.
Bachelor
A man who is not married.
Baccalaureate
A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
Bachelor
A man who has never been married.
Baccalaureate
A bachelor's degree.
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Bachelor
A man who is not married and is not involved in a serious romantic relationship.
Baccalaureate
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
Bachelor
A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
Baccalaureate
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
Bachelor
A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.
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Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate.
Bachelor
A young knight in the service of another knight in feudal times.
Baccalaureate
The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
Bachelor
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Baccalaureate
A baccalaureate sermon.
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Bachelor
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
Baccalaureate
Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
Bachelor
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
Baccalaureate
A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
Bachelor
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
Baccalaureate
An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
Bachelor
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
Bachelor
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
Bachelor
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
Bachelor
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelor
A man of any age who has not been married.
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.
Bachelor
An unmarried woman.
Bachelor
A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.
Bachelor
A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.
Bachelor
In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.
Bachelor
A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelor
A man who has never been married
Bachelor
A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
Bachelor
Lead a bachelor's existence