Meanings
adjectivepostbaccalaureate (not comparable)
alternative post-baccalaureate · alternative post baccalaureate · alternative postbac · alternative post-bac · alternative postbacc · alternative post-bacc
- not comparableSubsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degree
She graduated from Wellesley and received a certificate in postbaccalaureate premedical studies from Georgetown.
2009 January 18, “Maria Lapointe and Samuel Hodas”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishbaccalaureate
- Englishpostbaccalaureate
From post- + baccalaureate.
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