full marks

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /fʊl ˈmɑːrks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /fʊl ˈmɑːrks/

Definitions of full marks words

noun plural full marks If you get full marks in a test or exam, you get everything right and gain the maximum number of marks. 0
noun plural full marks If you say that someone gets full marks for something, you are praising them for being very clever or for showing some other good quality. 0
noun plural full marks top score; correct answers in every question 0
noun plural full marks congratulations or credit 0
noun full marks the highest grade or rating possible, as for schoolwork 0
noun full marks figuratively, very high praise 0

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Origin of full marks

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Full marks

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Full marks

full marks popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

full marks usage trend in Literature

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