undergraduacy

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/ˌʌndəɹˈɡɹæd͡ʒuːəsi/

noun

The period of time spent in college or university by a student who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree.

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Meanings

nounundergraduacy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe period of time spent in college or university by a student who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree.

    1953, Tom Lehrer, introduction to Fight Fiercely, Harvard the days of my undergraduacy long ago when there used to be these very long Saturday afternoons in the fall with nothing to do […]

Origin

From undergraduate + -cy.

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APA

undergraduacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergraduacy

MLA

“undergraduacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergraduacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergraduacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergraduacy.

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