grade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From French grade (“‘a grade, degree’”) < Latin gradus (“‘a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree’”) < gradi, pp. gressus (“‘to step, walk, go’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹeɪd/
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  Rhymes: -eɪd

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grade (plural grades)

1. A rating.

   I gave him a good grade for effort.

2. A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.

   This fine-grade coin from 1837 is worth a good amount.

3. A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage

   The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent

4. (North American, education) A level of pre-collegiate education.

   Clancy is entering the fifth grade this year. (US)

   Clancy starts grade five this year. (Canada)

5. (Canadian, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).

   The grade fives are on a field trip.

6. An area that has been graded by a grader (construction machine)
7. The level of the ground.

   This material absorbs moisture and is probably not a good choice for use below grade.

8. (mathematics) An angular measure equal to a 90th part of a right angle; a degree

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• gradient

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[edit] Verb

to grade (third-person singular simple present grades, present participle grading, simple past and past participle graded)

1. To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
2. To assign a score to overall academic performance.
3. To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.

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