A level

[ ey-lev-uhl ]

/ ˈeɪ ˌlɛv əl /

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noun British.

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

a pass in this examination.

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Origin of A level

1950–55; A(dvanced)level

Words nearby A level

Aleutian Current, Aleutian Islands, Aleutian low, Aleutian Range, Aleve, A level, alevin, alewife, Alex, Alexa, alexander

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How to use A level in a sentence

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Occasionally, a level will take 20 or more strokes to complete.
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Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
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He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
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All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
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"Here's my authority, yuh blasted runt," he yelled, and jerked his six-shooter to a level with the policeman's breast.
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British Dictionary definitions for A level

A level

noun (in Britain)

a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education (GCE), usually at the age of 17–18
the course leading to this examination
(as modifier)A-level maths

a pass in a particular subject at A levelshe has three A levels

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