Definition of difference for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another. : 2  something that people do not agree about : a disagreement in opinion. : 3  the degree or amount by which things differ.
The term Honours degree has different meanings for different degrees. Most commonly it is an award in connection with undergraduate bachelor's degree variations.ery rarely is the term used for the master's degree; for example, the four-year undergraduate degree at Ancient Scottish universities is abbreviated MA (Hons).
Bachelor of Arts. noun. 1. a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of the liberal arts or humanities. 2. a person who holds this degree. Discover our greatest slideshows.