- baccalaureate - a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
--1 is a kind of sermon, discourse, preaching
--1 is a part ofcommencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise - bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
--2 is a kind of academic degree, degree
--2 has particulars: - bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies