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degree
Noun
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We measure an angle using degrees. All the way around a circle is 360 degrees. Often, ° is written instead of "degrees".
A right-angled triangle has an angle of 90 degrees.
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We measure how hot or how cold it is (temperature) using degrees on a scale, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
It's going to be 35 degrees Celsius today.
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The amount that an object has of a certain quality.
To what degree do the two accounts of the accident agree?
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Any units used to measure specific gravity, bitterness, darkness, etc. in manufacturing commodities.
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An award (usually better than a diploma but not as good as a doctorate) given by a university or, in some countries, a college
After four years at university, she got her degree.
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The number of edges that a vertex is part of.
The corner of a cube is of degree 3, but the corners of an eight-sided solid have degree 4.
above
Preposition
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(, after the noun & ) If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.
In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.
Only children aged 5 and above may enter.
That office is on the floor above.
Our blessings come from above.
The passage above is easy to understand.
above
Adjective
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If something is above, it is higher than or coming before.
Please see the above discussion of the problem.