undergraduate
nounNAmE//ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒuət//
(informal undergrad NAmE//ˈʌndərˌɡræd//
)- A student is a person who is studying at a school, college, university, etc.
- An undergraduate is a student who is studying for their first degree at a university or college.
- Graduate is usually used with another noun and can describe a person who has completed a first degree at a university or college, or a person who has finished high school:a college graduate a high school graduate
- A graduate student is a person who has finished a first degree and is doing advanced study or research.
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