undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence
a group of college undergraduates
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Did the protesters at UCLA who allegedly blocked the entrance to the main undergraduate library there this spring to all who lacked a yellow wristband learn that tactic in such a class?
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Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Four undergraduates designed a new leaf blower silencer that quiets the otherwise raucous piece of machinery.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
An undergraduate paying full tuition at Columbia and living on campus can expect to pay roughly $90,000 per year, according to the school's recent estimates.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Zach, a Palestinian American undergraduate who was participating in the Sproul Hall encampment, told me that the tents were meant to allude to conditions in Gaza, where more than a million people have been displaced.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
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Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Four undergraduates designed a new leaf blower silencer that quiets the otherwise raucous piece of machinery.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
An undergraduate paying full tuition at Columbia and living on campus can expect to pay roughly $90,000 per year, according to the school's recent estimates.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Zach, a Palestinian American undergraduate who was participating in the Sproul Hall encampment, told me that the tents were meant to allude to conditions in Gaza, where more than a million people have been displaced.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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