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   grade

   /ɡreɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value: "sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades" Similar ranklevelechelonstandingstationpositionplacingclassstatusorderstagesteprungrung on the laddernotchstratumtierdegree of proficiencydegree of qualitydegree of merit
   • ▪ a level in a salary or employment structure: "clerical and secretarial grades" Similar categoryclassclassificationgroupinggroupsetsectionbracketdivisiontypebrand
   • ▪ a level of importance allocated to a listed building: British "a Grade I listed building"
   • ▪ (in historical linguistics) a relative position in a series of forms involving ablaut.
   • ▪ a group of animals at a similar evolutionary level.
   • 2. a mark indicating the quality of a student's work: North American "I got good grades last semester" Similar markscoregradingassessmentevaluationappraisal
   • ▪ (with specifying ordinal number) those pupils in a school or school system who are grouped by age or ability for teaching at a particular level for a year: "she teaches first grade" Similar classformstudy groupschool groupsetstreambandyear
   • ▪ an examination, especially in music: British "I took grade five and got a distinction"
   • 3. a gradient or slope: North American "just over the crest of a long seven per cent grade" Similar slopegradientinclineacclivitydeclivitytiltanglehillrisebankramp
   • 4. a variety of cattle produced by crossing with a superior breed: "grade stock"

   verb

   • 1. arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort: "the timber is graded according to its thickness" Similar classifyclasscategorizebracketsortgrouporderarrangetypepigeonholebrandsizerankevaluateratevaluerangegraduatecalibrate
   • 2. give a mark to (a student or a piece of work). North American Similar assessmarkscorejudgeevaluateappraise
   • 3. pass gradually from one level, especially a shade of colour, into another: "the sky graded from blue at the top of the shot to white on the horizon" Similar passshadechangemergeblendtransmuteturn
   • 4. reduce (a road) to an easy gradient.
   • 5. cross (livestock) with a superior breed.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French, or from Latin gradus ‘step’. Originally used as a unit of measurement of angles (a degree of arc), the term later referred to degrees of merit or quality.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRADE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRADE definition: 1. a level of quality, size, importance, etc.: 2. a number or letter that shows how good someone's…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gradeGrade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GRADE is a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year. How to use grade in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gradeGRADE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper. a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc. a step or stage in a course or process. a single division of a school classified according to the age or progress of the pupils.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Your grade in an examination or piece of written work is the mark you get, usually in the form of a letter or number, that indicates your level of achievement.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gradeGrade - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Grade means "to evaluate or rank," like teachers who grade their students or a food inspector who grades a crop, determining whether it is "food-grade." Grade can be both a noun and a verb. The verb form is used when you grade something, meaning you assign it a value.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRADE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   GRADE meaning: 1. a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or performance is: 2. a level of quality…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › gradeGrade - definition of grade by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. A stage or degree in a process. 2. A position in a scale of size, quality, or intensity: a poor grade of lumber. 3. An accepted level or standard. 4. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class. 5. a.