Saturday, January 18, 2020

LAUREATE

WORD: LAUREATE

MEANING:
1. Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction: "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag" (James Traub).
2. Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
3. Archaic Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A Nobel laureate is being praised for retracting a scientific paper that was not reproducible.

PRONOUNCE:
lau·re·ate - लॉरीअट / लॉरीइट

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