To a great extent. An expression common in all parts of the country.
We learn that the situation of the inhabitants was distressing to a degree.--Charleston, S. C. Gaz. Aug. 10, 1813.
·noun A step, stair, or staircase. II. Degree ·noun A line or space of the staff. III. Degree ·nou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A degree of longitude is the 1-360th part of the great equatorial circle, or any circle parallel to ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The point of the ecliptic which is at the greatest altitude above the horizon. ...