misgrade

grade

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of misgrade word

noun misgrade a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper. 1
noun misgrade a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc. 1
noun misgrade a step or stage in a course or process. 1
noun misgrade 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 misgrade the pupils in such a division. 1
noun misgrade grades, elementary school (usually preceded by the): He first began teaching in the grades. 1

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Origin of misgrade

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 Misgrade

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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misgrade popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for misgrade

noun misgrade

grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.

Just one Antonym for misgrade