"A plus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-A plus.ogg [Australia] Forms: A pluses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} A plus (plural A pluses)
  1. An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions. Slightly better than an A. Categories (topical): Academic grades Synonyms: A+, A-plus
    Sense id: en-A_plus-en-noun-ME6oTUo5 Disambiguation of Academic grades: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 87 13
  2. (slang) The highest possible rating. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-A_plus-en-noun-9K4T6Z4A

Inflected forms

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