undergraduate
un-der-GRAJ-oo-it/ˌʌndɚˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/UKun-duh-GRAJ-oo-it/ˌʌndəˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/
Pluralundergraduates
Pluralundergraduates
- 1Someone enrolled at a college or university who is studying for, but has not yet earned, a bachelor's or comparable first degree.
As an undergraduate, she spent her summers doing research in a chemistry lab.
The library runs special workshops aimed at first-year undergraduates.
- 2Relating to an undergraduate, or to the period of study before a first degree is earned.
The university revamped its undergraduate curriculum last year.
He completed his undergraduate studies before applying to law school.
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Origin
Formed from the prefix 'under-' combined with 'graduate'.