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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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   • English (US)

     GRADE meaning: 1. a level of quality, size, importance,...

   • Znaczenie Grade, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     grade definicja: 1. a level of quality, size, importance,...

   • Grade: French Translation

     GRADE translate: note [feminine], classe [feminine], qualité...

   • Grade: Norwegian Translation

     grade - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

   • Grade Spanish Translation

     GRADE translate: nivel, calidad, nota, curso, clasificar,...

   • Grade: Russian Translation

     GRADE translate: оценка, отметка , ступень, положение ,...

   • Grade: Thai Translation

     GRADE translate: ระดับ, ชั้นเรียนในโรงเรียน, ระดับคะแนน,...

   • Grade: Japanese Translation

     GRADE translate: 成績の評価。数字やアルファベットで表される, 品質・サイズ・重要度などのレベル,...

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

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   The noun grade can be used to indicate the rank or quality of other items as well, like professional-grade cookware. Grade can also describe the slope of a mountain or road, like a steep grade that is dangerous in bad weather.

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

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   Grade is a word with many meanings, such as a level of quality, a class of students, or a slope of a road. Learn how to use grade in different contexts and see synonyms, related words, and translations.

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

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   Learn the meaning of grade as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of usage and translations. Grade can refer to a score, a level, or a school group.