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grade

/ɡˈɹeɪd/GRAYD
/ɡˈɹeɪd/GRAYD

Meaninga step

Common meaning: a level or step

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GARDH‘strive after, to be greedy’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 97, p. 733 · scan
  2. Latingradus‘a degree, step’source
  3. Frenchgrade‘a degree’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa degree → a level or stepgrade‘a level or step’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin gradus ‘a step’.

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