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A level

[ ey lev-uhl ]

noun

, British.
  1. a public examination requiring advanced knowledge in a subject and taken at the end of secondary school, usually two years after O level.
  2. a pass in this examination.


A level

noun

    1. a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education ( GCE ), usually at the age of 17–18
    2. the course leading to this examination
    3. ( as modifier )

      A-level maths

  1. a pass in a particular subject at A level

    she has three A levels

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of A level1

1950–55; A(dvanced) level
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Example Sentences

Detention Bramm S Blake F Morty Hailey Y Jordan A Kara B Mathematics – A-level standard.

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