Transcription
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- [hahy greyd]
- /haɪ greɪd/
- /haɪ ɡreɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy greyd]
- /haɪ greɪd/
Definitions of high-grade word
- adjective high-grade of excellent or superior quality. 1
- adjective high-grade (of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined. 1
- verb with object high-grade to steal (rich ore) from a mine. 1
- noun high-grade metal: density 1
- adjective high-grade of a higher than average standard or quality 0
- adjective high-grade of fine or superior quality 0
Information block about the term
Origin of high-grade
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for High-grade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high-grade popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for high-grade
adj high-grade
- state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
- capital — Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- crackerjack — Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
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