"GCSE" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: GCSEs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} GCSE (plural GCSEs)
  1. (UK, education) Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education: a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Wikipedia link: General Certificate of Secondary Education Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: General Certificate of Secondary Education (extra: a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Categories (topical): Education Related terms: GED [US] [education] Coordinate_terms: IGCSE, GCE, CSE, O-level, A-level, AS-level
    Sense id: en-GCSE-en-noun-CFxRVqTY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

Inflected forms

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