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GCE

American  
British.
  1. General Certificate of Education.


GCE British  

abbreviation

  1. General Certificate of Education: a public examination in specified subjects taken in English and Welsh schools at the ages of 17 and 18. The GCSE has replaced the former GCE O-level for 16-year-olds See also AS level S level

"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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GCE Live said its ticket agents should offer refunds "with a reasonable period".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

GCE has built out specialties in areas like manufacturing, genomics and media to handle industry-specific needs on a global basis.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2015

I got my GCE in art, and I'm still very interested in the subject.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2012

"If he'd taken a break, he might have started from a very low base, but he wouldn't have had such a negative image," said Berrueto at GCE.

From Reuters Jan. 20, 2012

Four boys, also failures, took the advanced GCE.

From Time Magazine Archive

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