honorary degree

collocation in English

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honorary
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ər.ə.ri/us
/ˈɑː.nə.rer.i/
(especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course ...
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degree
noun
uk
/dɪˈɡriː/us
/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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(Definition ofhonoraryanddegreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But 40 years later, the university saw fit to give me anhonorarydegree!
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A possible way around this might be for local universities to give them anhonorarydegree.
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Hishonorarydegreewas restored in 1946.
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Honorarydegreeholders are also included here.
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He received anhonorarydegreefrom each school.
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The latter school awarded him anhonorarydegreein 1990.
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The university later conferred on her anhonorarydegree.
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He was later given anhonorarydegreein 1995.
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It is about giving a person anhonorarydegree.
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He was also a benefactor and received anhonorarydegree.
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He received anhonorarydegreefrom each school as well.
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Honorary doctorates are then conferred among selectedhonorarydegreerecipients.
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He received anhonorarydegreeupon his return.
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For this, he received anhonorarydegreethere.
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He was awarded anhonorarydegreeat the same institution.
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Wilder was eventually awarded anhonorarydegreein 1973.
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She was awarded anhonorarydegreein 2000 instead.
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He declined thehonorarydegreewhich was offered him.
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Anhonorarydegreedoes not give the entitlement to vote.
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One of the people awarded anhonorarydegreewas the woman who organised the influx of academic refugees in the years after 1939.
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I, for one, was very glad that he got out without being scalded and received anhonorarydegree, which we all know he deserves.
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I believe that for someone who speaks so clearly on such complicated legislation, she should be awarded at least anhonorarydegree.
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He was a trustee of the university, and was awarded anhonorarydegreein 1927.
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Both of itshonorarydegreerecipients held influential roles in their respective countries' politics.
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He received the firsthonorarydegreefrom the college that year.
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