degre

Middle English

/dɛːˈɡreː/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone's personal characteristics, position, or background:
  • The state, quality, or status of something; something's current characteristics:
  • (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
  • A measurement of time amounting to around four minutes.
  • A degree educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions
  • A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase.
  • A stage as part of a scale of virtues or values.
  • (rare) The length covered by a step or movement of one's feet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French degré affix from Middle English gre.

Origin

Middle English

gre

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