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How to spell degree

Degree is spelled D-E-G-R-E-E. DE, then GREE with double E, like agree: de-gree.

hear itde·gree/dɪ'gri/nounRules and real life

What it means: An award from a college or university.

In a sentence: I earned a degree in art from school.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double e.

Same family: degrees, by degrees, to some degree, angle, measurement. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Degree” comes from Old French “degre” and Latin “gradus,” meaning “step” or “stage.” That’s why we still use the word to talk about a step of change, like a degree of heat or a degree of difficulty.

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