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: the recipient of a bachelor's degree which usually signifies that the recipient has passed a certain number of courses in the humanities
—abbreviation B.A., A.B.became a Bachelor of Arts after only three years of university attendance
requires a year of Latin of the Bachelors of Arts
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: the degree making one a Bachelor of Arts
—abbreviation B.A., A.B.require a Bachelor of Arts of all high-school teachers
get an A.B. in classics
get a B.A. in history
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