grad

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nounInformal.

a graduate.

Origin of grad

First recorded in 1870–75; by shortening

Other definitions for grad (2 of 3)

grad²

[ grad ]

noun

one hundredth of a right angle.

Origin of grad

1905–10; <French grade degree <Latin gradus step

Also grade.

Other definitions for grad. (3 of 3)

grad.

abbreviation

Mathematics. gradient.
graduate.

graduated.

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How to use grad in a sentence

Terry Castle has this great book called The Professor, which came out after I was in grad school.
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Susli, the one-time chemistry grad student, started helping Lloyd and Postol with research into hexamine.
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Luckily for the Harvard grad, it was his last week at the internship.
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Soldiers said they were attacked with artillery, tanks, mortars and grad missiles.
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Ukrainian grad rocket salvos and artillery have them on edge.
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Then he shook her stiffly by the hand and, turning away, devoted himself to the post-grad.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell Speed
Dad teaches in Berkeley three days a week, working with a few grad students in the library science program.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
In 1995, they represented a Berkeley mathematics grad student called Dan Bernstein in court.
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An old grad fell backward off the bleachers, barely escaping a broken neck.
Red Dynamite | Roy J. Snell
And now,” a big burly grad, wearing a tall paper hat exclaimed, “we shall proceed to pass the basket.
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British Dictionary definitions for grad (1 of 2)

grad

/ (ɡræd) /

noun

informal a graduate

British Dictionary definitions for grad. (2 of 2)

grad.

abbreviation for

maths gradient
education graduate(d)

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