laureate | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Adjective laureate has 1 sense

laureate - worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
Antonyms: dishonorable, dishonourable (indirect, via honorable)

,Noun laureate has 1 sense

laureate - someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
--₁ is a kind of honoree
--₁ has particulars: Nobelist, Nobel Laureate; Poet Laureate

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