Bachelor of Arts

1

: the recipient of a bachelor's degree which usually signifies that the recipient has passed a certain number of courses in the humanities

—abbreviation B.A., A.B.

became a Bachelor of Arts after only three years of university attendance

requires a year of Latin of the Bachelors of Arts

2

: the degree making one a Bachelor of Arts

—abbreviation B.A., A.B.

require a Bachelor of Arts of all high-school teachers

get an A.B. in classics

get a B.A. in history

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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