grad
noun
a graduate.
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grad
1 American
[grad]
/ græd /
noun
Informal.
grad
2
American
[grad]
/ græd /
noun
grad.
3
American
abbreviation
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Mathematics. gradient.
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graduate.
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graduated.
grad.
1
British
abbreviation
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maths gradient
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education graduate(d)
grad
2
British
/ ɡræd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of grad1
First recorded in 1870–75; by shortening
Origin of grad2
1905–10; < French grade degree < Latin gradus step
Example Sentences
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As Eric Clark, the recent grad, sees it, “there are some issues young people are facing that you can course-correct for.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
I started doing open mics, and I kind of treated it like grad school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mecham started in 2004 by sharing a budgeting spreadsheet as a broke grad student.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Regular readers may recall Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as the medical school grad who has described himself for years as a physician but does not appear to have held a medical license.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“In grad school, I had this massive ’fro.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
“He comes from Georgetown. I’m a Georgetown grad. All they talk about it is head, heart, soul, mind and full-person development.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2019
“One of the most staunch conservative guys was an Alabama grad. He was talking football with him, smacking right back.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2019
After grad. at St. Andrews, he studied law at Paris, became ambassador to the Emperor, and held other court offices.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
He was, however, induced to return, and grad. in 1749.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
I lay beside a Princeton grad. in hospital.
From The Parts Men Play by Arthur Beverley Baxter
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