Bachelor of Arts n 1. (Education) 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 Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Bach?elor of Arts? n. 1. a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts. 2. a person having this degree. Abbr.: A.B., B.A. [1570?80] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.