A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)

plural of degree

In gradual steps; bit by bit.

1 (outdated) To an extreme; exceedingly. / Somewhat, a little

Having an academic degree.

A surname.

(grammar) The form of an adverb or adjective that is used when comparing two things.

(grammar) adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things

A degree on the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

a degree in one or more of the fine arts / a degree in one of the liberal arts