"grad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹæd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grad.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grads [plural]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{en-noun}} grad (plural grads)
  1. Clipping of graduate. Wikidata QID: Q508719 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: graduate
    Sense id: en-grad-en-noun-en:Q508719 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 36 30
  2. Clipping of graduation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: graduation
    Sense id: en-grad-en-noun-en:graduation Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 36 30
  3. (trigonometry) Abbreviation of gradian. Wikidata QID: Q208528 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: gradian
    Sense id: en-grad-en-noun-en:Q208528 Categories (other): Trigonometry, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 36 30 Topics: mathematics, sciences, trigonometry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fresh grad, grad annexe, grad school, grad student Related terms: deg, rad
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: grads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grad (plural grads)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Grad. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Grad
    Sense id: en-grad-en-noun-zwq8AlPk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 36 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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