"grading" meaning in English

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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/"
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      "word": "multigrading"
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          "ref": "1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny:",
          "text": "He had no fear of Keefer's higher military rank. He was sure the communicator laughed at such gradings.",
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          "ref": "2003, Peter Jarvis, Colin Griffin, Adult and Continuing Education: Liberal adult education (part 1):",
          "text": "No matter how dubious, or even fictitious, examination gradings may sometimes be, they make judgements possible on educational progress and on the maintenance of standards.",
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        "A rank or grade."
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        "Gradation."
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        "(mathematics) Gradation."
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        "The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on."
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          "rainwater",
          "rainwater"
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          "roadbed",
          "roadbed"
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