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1. (n.) laureate
a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award:
a Nobel laureate.
2. (adj.) laureate
deserving or having special recognition for achievement (often used immediately after the noun that is modified):
novelist laureate; conjurer laureate.
3. laureate
crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME; < L laureātus crowned with laurel, der. of laureus of laurel, der. of laurus bay tree)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) laureate
someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
2. (adj) laureate
worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
"The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
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1. (adj) laureate
crowned, or decked, with laurel
2. (noun) laureate
one crowned with laurel; a poet laureate
3. (verb) laureate
to honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities
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