| NOUN | communication | honorary degree, honoris causa | a degree conferred to honor the recipient |
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| Meaning | A degree conferred to honor the recipient. | |
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| Synonym | honoris causa | |
| Narrower | Doctor of Arts, ArtsD | An honorary arts degree |
| Doctor of Fine Arts | An honorary degree in fine arts | |
| Doctor of Humane Letters | An honorary degree in letters | |
| Doctor of Humanities | An honorary degree in the humanities | |
| Doctor of Laws, LLD | An honorary law degree | |
| Doctor of Science, DS, ScD | An honorary degree in science | |
| Broader | academic degree, degree | An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
| Spanish | doctorado honoris causa, honoris causa | |
| Catalan | honoris causa | |
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