American English pronunciation
How to pronounce laureate
IPA transcription: ['lɔɹiət]
Pronunciation variants: ['lɔɹiət]['lɚiət]
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Noun
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someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
Adjective
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worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; - James Traub
“The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag”
Usage examples
- He was a cousin of Nobel laureate Wilhelm Wien.
- He was Sacramento's poet laureate.
- He was posthumously awarded the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand, Spain's highest military decoration.
- In Paris, he earned a baccalaureate.
- Bardeen is the son of two-time Nobel Laureate John Bardeen.
- Poets laureate of Sierra Leone include the Italian authors Roberto Malini and Dario Picciau.
- Post-baccalaureate certificate programs also are offered.
- Wilson, Elizabeth Loftus and Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg.
- A swift descent to Wadebridge followed, through countryside described by Poet Laureate John Betjeman.
- An essay on the topic of the laureate and their work is also published.