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first degree

[furst-di-gree] / ˈfɜrst dɪˈgri /
NOUN
undergraduate degree
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The project follows more than 5,000 healthy first degree relatives of people with Crohn's disease.

From Science Daily Jan. 22, 2026

According to CNN, "a charge of murder in the first degree is rare because it requires special elements related to the crime to be charged."

From Salon Dec. 17, 2024

Published in 2006, the report called on the government to consider changing homicide, currently categorised by two tiers of murder and manslaughter, into three tiers – first degree murder, second degree murder and manslaughter.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

SRUC’s first degree course is an BVSci in Veterinary Science.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

The first degree found in boiling Sugar is called the Thread.

From Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies by Frye, George V.




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