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laureate

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒrɪət, ˈlɔː-/

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Definition of laureate

noun

  • a person who is honoured with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement:a Nobel laureate
  • short for Poet Laureate.

adjective

literary
  • wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour.
  • (of a crown or wreath) consisting of laurel.

Derivatives

laureateship

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea 'laurel wreath', from laurus 'laurel'

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