"grade-A" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} grade-A (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of A-grade. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: A-grade [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grade-A-en-adj-EACS4BeP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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