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Meaning of grade

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  grade
      n 1: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning
           classes are always sleepy" [syn: {class}, {form}, {grade},
           {course}]
      2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
         "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {level}, {tier}]
      3: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road
         had a steep grade"
      4: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: {grad}, {grade}]
      5: a degree of ablaut [syn: {grade}, {gradation}]
      6: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a
         student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra";
         "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn:
         {mark}, {grade}, {score}]
      7: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base
         of the tower was below grade" [syn: {grade}, {ground level}]
      8: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
         moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
         required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree},
         {grade}, {level}]
      9: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior
         breed
      v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
           students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
           guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade},
           {place}]
      2: level to the right gradient
      3: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
         "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn:
         {grade}, {score}, {mark}]
      4: determine the grade of or assign a grade to

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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