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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

grading en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. A rank or grade.
    • He had no fear of Keefer's higher military rank. He was sure the communicator laughed at such gradings. 1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny:
    • No matter how dubious, or even fictitious, examination gradings may sometimes be, they make judgements possible on educational progress and on the maintenance of standards. 2003, Peter Jarvis, Colin Griffin, Adult and Continuing Education: Liberal adult education (part 1):
  2. Gradation.
  3. The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
  4. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of grading period.
    • Today is my first grading exam.

Forms

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gradings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

multigrading · color grading

Relateds

grader

grading en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of grade
    form of grade