Phrase guide

Bachelor of Arts

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A collegiate degree, usually involving three to four years of study (about 120 semester hours) in liberal arts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бакала́вър (bakalávǎr) — collegiate degree
  • Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာဘွဲ့ (wijjabhwai.) — collegiate degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文學學士 /文学学士 (wénxué xuéwèi) — collegiate degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文學士 /文学士 (wénxuéshì) — collegiate degree
  • Finnish: humanististen tieteiden kandidaatti — collegiate degree
  • French: baccalauréat universitaire ès lettres — collegiate degree
  • Japanese: 文学士 (bungakushi) — collegiate degree
  • Korean: 문학사 (munhaksa) — collegiate degree
  • Macedonian: дипло́ма (diplóma) — collegiate degree
  • Russian: бакала́вр иску́сств (bakalávr iskússtv) — collegiate degree
  • Russian: бакала́вр (bakalávr) — collegiate degree
  • Russian: дипло́м (diplóm) — collegiate degree
  • Swedish: filosofie kandidatexamen — collegiate degree
  • Thai: ศิลปศาสตรบัณฑิต — collegiate degree
  • Thai: อักษรศาสตรบัณฑิต — collegiate degree
  • Welsh: Baglor yn y Celfyddydau — collegiate degree