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GRADING

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• GRADING (noun)
The noun GRADING has 3 senses:

1. the act of arranging in a graduated series
2. changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
3. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

Familiarity information: GRADING used as a noun is uncommon.

• GRADING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of arranging in a graduated series

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

grading; scaling

Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):

order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

leveling; grading

Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

scoring; grading; marking

Context example:

what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do

Hypernyms ("grading" is a kind of...):

evaluation; rating (act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of)

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