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laureate
[lawr-ee-it, lor-]
noun
a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award.
a Nobel laureate.
adjective
deserving or having special recognition for achievement, as for poetry (often used immediately after the noun that is modified).
poet laureate; conjurer laureate.
having special distinction or recognition in a field.
the laureate men of science.
crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
consisting of or resembling laurel, as a wreath or crown.
laureate
/ ˌlɔːrɪˈeɪʃən, ˈlɔːrɪɪt /
adjective
literarycrowned with laurel leaves as a sign of honour
archaicmade of laurel
noun
short for poet laureate
a person honoured with an award for art or science
a Nobel laureate
rarea person honoured with the laurel crown or wreath
Other 51Թ Forms
- laureateship noun
- laureation noun
- ˈܰٱˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of laureate1
Example Sentences
“When it’s all said and done, we will look back at her artistic legacy, yes, as the songwriter of a generation, yes, as the poet laureate of young women.”
She brings her impressive literary toolbox to bear here, and the novel ranks among her best work, alongside “American Woman” and the National Book Award laureate “Trust Exercise.”
Conlon will take on the newly created role of conductor laureate.
"For the secretary of state to ignore a letter from two Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine for three months is a little surprising, I would say," he told the inquiry.
Phil and his thus far 16 years as conductor laureate have allowed him to have realized his ambitions on a scale nowhere else imaginable.
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