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high-grade
[ hahy-greyd ]
/ ˈhaɪˈgreɪd /
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adjective
of excellent or superior quality.
(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
verb (used with object), high-grad·ed, high-grad·ing.
to steal (rich ore) from a mine.
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Origin of high-grade
First recorded in 1875–80
OTHER WORDS FROM high-grade
high-grader, nounWords nearby high-grade
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