Grade

/ɡɹeɪd/

The meaning and definition of Grade, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
    “He got a good grade on the test.”
  2. A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
    “The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.”
verb
  1. To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
  2. To assign a score to overall academic performance.

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Synonyms mark group paraphyletic

Origin

From French grade, from Latin gradus, from Latin gradi.

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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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