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pass degree
noun
- (in English universities) an ordinary bachelor's degree conferred without honors.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pass degree1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
That is, it would seem, a pass degree tends to make a man a Tory.
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But the mere pass degree is very far from implying literary eminence or intellectual power.
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He was not an athlete; he worked just enough to secure a pass-degree, and spent his time at Cambridge in mild sociability.
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Ralph Percival was contentedly slacking it in preparation for a pass degree.
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He had taken a pass degree, when he might have captured the highest honours.
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