grad

CEFRB1

/ɡɹæd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An informal short form of graduate.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Abbreviation of gradian.

Examples

  • Tom and I were in grad school together.

  • Tom wants to go to grad school.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clipping of graduation.

  2. Clipping of graduate.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of Grad.

More examples

In context

  • It supplements the 220 mm BM-22 Uragan (‘Hurricane’) and 122 mm BM-21 Grad (‘Hail’) MRLs, already in service.

  • The MRL systems Smerch, Uragan, and Grad are designed to destroy concentrations of personnel and various vehicles at distances up to 70 kilometers.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Every blank must complete a final project to earn a degree.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Russian Град (Grad, “codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher”), from Russian град (grad, “hail”).