degree Copy link Outline I. A graduated interval or stage1. grădus, ūs2. fastīgium (the highest d.)II. Station, rank1. grădus2. ordo, ĭnis, m.III. Academical • degree: I. A graduated interval or stage: 1. grădus, ūs: all the d.s of sounds, omnes sonorum g., Cic.: that d. of wisdom, iste g. sapientiae, Cic.: we are removed from him by just so many d.s (of affinity), totidem gradus distamus ab illo, Ov. Adv., by d.s, grădātim, Cic. (= paulātim or paullātim): v. gradually. 2. fastīgium (the highest d.): v. pinnacle. Phr.: in some d., aliquantum: v. considerably: to a certain d., aliquatenus, Sen.: Quint.: to that d. of insolence, eo insolentiae, Plin.: to such a d. of arrogance, huc arrogantiae, Tac.: to what d. of madness, quo amentiae, Liv.: to what d. (precisely), quatenus, Cic.: to arrive at the highest d. of good fortune, ad summum fortunae venire, Hor.: a voice harsh to a d., vox extra (praeter) modum absona, Cic.: in the highest d., maxime; in the least d., minime, Cic.: by gentle d.s (of an ascent or descent), leniter, Caes. (v. gently): to hate any one to a wonderful d., miris modis odisse aliquem, Ter.: some considerable d., aliquantum (with gen.): v. considerable: some slight d., nonnihil, paullum, paullulum (with gen.): v. little, somewhat: in the same d. as, aeque ac, Cic.: v. equally. II. Station, rank: 1. grădus: the senatorial d., senatorius g., Cic.: v. rank. 2. ordo, ĭnis, m.: v. order. Phr.: of high d., nōbĭlis, Ov.: of low d., hŭmĭlis, Nep. III. Academical: *grădus: M.L.