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  • 41grade — 01. The [grade] six class went on a three day camping trip to Goldstream Park. 02. My daughter always gets good [grades] at school, but my son s marks are usually pretty average. 03. The principal has called an assembly for [grade] twelve… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 42grade — {{11}}grade (n.) 1510s, degree of measurement, from Fr. grade grade, degree (16c.), from L. gradus step, pace, gait, walk; figuratively a step, stage, degree, related to gradi to walk, step, go, from PIE *ghredh (Cf. Lith. gridiju to go, wander,… …

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  • 43grade — /greɪd / (say grayd) noun 1. a degree in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, intensity, etc. 2. a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc. 3. a step or stage in a course or process. 4. a non SI unit of… …

  • 44grade — I. noun Etymology: Latin gradus step, degree, from Latin gradi to step, go; akin to Lithuanian gridyti to go, wander Date: 1526 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 <&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45GRADE — n. m. Un des degrés qui composent la hiérarchie militaire. Il fut élevé au plus haut grade. Passer par tous les grades. Les grades inférieurs. Les grades supérieurs. Le grade de caporal, de sergent. Le grade de capitaine, de colonel, de général.&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 46grade — 1 /greId/ noun 1 STANDARD (C, U) a particular standard or level of quality that a product, material etc has: Grade A eggs | low grade steel 2 COMPANY (C) the level of importance you have or the level of pay you receive in a company or&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47grade — 1. noun 1) a higher grade of steel Syn: category, set, class, classification, grouping, group, bracket 2) his job is of the lowest grade Syn: rank, level, echelon, standing, po …

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  • 48grade*/ — [greɪd] noun [C] I 1) a level of quality or importance Their wool is suitable for finer grades of cloth.[/ex] He demanded to be put on a higher salary grade.[/ex] 2) a letter or number that shows the quality of a student s work You need to&#8230; …

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  • 50grade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. level, quality, class; rank, standing; gradation, slope, tilt, slant. See obliquity, degree. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An incline] Syn. hill, slope, inclined plane, gradient, slant, inclination, pitch,&#8230; …

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