baccalaureatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌbæk.əˈlɔː.ri.ət/us/ˌbæk.əˈlɔːr.i.ət/an exam in several subjects taken in the last year of school around the age of 18 in France and some other countries
See also
the International Baccalaureate
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Qualifications: school & vocational
- A level
- A2
- AS level
- certificate
- certified
- credential
- CSE
- GCE
- GCSE
- GED
- General Equivalency Diploma
- higher
- HND
- HSC
- NVQ
- O level
- Ordinary level
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Examples from literature
- He had great trouble in getting his baccalaureate.