grade-line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyd lahyn]
- /greɪd laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyd lahyn]
- /greɪd laɪn/

Definitions of grade-line word

noun grade-line a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper. 1
noun grade-line a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc. 1
noun grade-line a step or stage in a course or process. 1
noun grade-line a single division of a school classified according to the age or progress of the pupils. In the U.S., public schools are commonly divided into twelve grades below college. 1
noun grade-line the pupils in such a division. 1
noun grade-line grades, elementary school (usually preceded by the): He first began teaching in the grades. 1

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Origin of grade-line

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; < French: office < Latin gradus step, stage, degree, derivative of gradī to go, step, walk

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Parts of speech for Grade-line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grade-line

grade-line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.