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/dɪˈɡriː/ 
| singular | degree |
| plural | degrees |
- 3[countable/uncountable] an amount of something such as a feeling or a quality
The job requires a high degree of skill.
The schools have had varying degrees of success in improving their results.
some degree of something (=a small amount of something):The project has had some degree of success.
to a/some degree (=partly):What you say is true to some degree.
to a large degree:To a large degree it is parents who should take the blame.
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