[ˈlɒrɪət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is honoured with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement
(e.g: a Nobel laureate)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea ‘laurel wreath’, from laurus ‘laurel’

[ˈlɒrɪət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea ‘laurel wreath’, from laurus ‘laurel’