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undergrad

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An undergraduate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Undergraduate education; the status or period of being an undergraduate student.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a university student who has not yet received a first degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undergraduate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collegian, college man, college boy

Narrower terms: co-ed, college girl, lowerclassman, underclassman, senior

History

Etymology

Clipping of undergraduate.