Laureate

  • 11laureate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, crowned with laurel as a distinction, from Latin laureatus, from laurea laurel wreath, from feminine of laureus of laurel, from laurus Date: circa 1529 the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12laureate — 1. adjective /ˈlɒ.ɹiː.ət,ˈlɔː(ɹ).iː.ət/ Crowned, or decked, with laurel. To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies. 2. noun /ˈlɒ.ɹiː.ət,ˈlɔː(ɹ).iː.ət/ a) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate b) A …

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  • 13laureate — lau|re|ate [ˈlo:riıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: laureatus crowned with laurel , from laurus; LAUREL] someone who has been given an important prize or honour, especially the ↑Nobel Prize ▪ Nigeria s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka →↑Poet… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14laureate — lau|re|ate [ lɔriət ] noun count someone who has won a prize for their achievements, especially a NOBEL PRIZE: a Nobel laureate in chemistry => POET LAUREATE …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15laureate — [ lɒrɪət, lɔ: ] noun 1》 a person given an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement: a Nobel laureate. 2》 short for Poet Laureate. adjective literary wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour. Derivatives laureateship noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 16laureate — noun (C) someone who has won an important prize, especially the nobel prize: Nigeria s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka see also: Poet Laureate …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17laureate — /ˈlɒriət/ (say loreeuht) adjective 1. crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honour. 2. specially recognised or distinguished, or deserving of distinction, especially for poetic merit: poet laureate. 3. consisting of laurel. –noun 4. a person …

  • 18laureate — adj. & n. adj. 1 wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour. 2 consisting of laurel; laurel like. n. 1 a person who is honoured for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement (Nobel laureate). 2 = Poet Laureate. Derivatives: laureateship n.… …

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  • 19lauréate — ● lauréat, lauréate adjectif et nom (latin laureatus, couronné de laurier) Qui a remporté un prix dans un concours, réussi un examen : Le lauréat du prix Goncourt. En Grande Bretagne, titre conféré à vie au poète considéré comme le plus grand de… …

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  • 20laureate — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Meistersinger, Olympic medal winner, Parnassian, ace, arch poet, award winner, ballad maker, balladmonger, bard, beat poet, boss, bucoliast, champ, champion, chief, commander, crowned with laurel, dean,… …

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