grade
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noun \ˈgrād\Definition of GRADE
1
a (1) : a position in a scale of ranks or qualities (2) : a stage in a process b : a degree of severity in illness <grade III carcinoma> c : a class organized for the work of a particular year of a school course d : a military or naval rank
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a : a class of things of the same stage or degree b : a mark indicating a degree of accomplishment in school c : a standard of food quality
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a : the degree of inclination of a road or slope; also : a sloping road b : a datum or reference level; especially : ground level
4
: a domestic animal with one parent purebred and the other of inferior breeding
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plural : the elementary school system
— grade·less \-ləs\ adjective
Examples of GRADE
- The fifth grade will perform their annual play this week.
- a grade of 90 percent or better
- Her grades are up this semester.
- an expensive grade of leather
Origin of GRADE
Latin gradus step, degree, from Latin gradi to step, go; akin to Lithuanian gridyti to go, wander
First Known Use: 1526
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