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A.B. or B.A.; Artium Baccalaureus
Bachelor of Arts.

A university or college degree that is usually given after four years of successful course work.

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Artium Baccalaureus
Bachelor of Arts.

Abbreviated A.B. or B.A. This is the undergraduate degree which is awarded by colleges and universities in the USA. It has been suggested that the medieval Latin term baccalaureus, "bachelor", was adapted from baccalarius, meaning "laborer" or "tenant".

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