A level
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əl 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.
Origin:
1950–55; A(dvanced) level
1950–55; A(dvanced) level
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| A level | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education (GCE), usually at the age of 17--18 |
| b. the course leading to this examination | |
| c. (as modifier): A-level maths | |
| 2. | a pass in a particular subject at A level: she has three A levels |
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A level
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