Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lettermarking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: let-ter-mark-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lettermark

noun

A system of grading student's work using letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F), as opposed to another system such as "pass/fail" or numerical grades.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the case of high schools which use a lettermarking system, the letters were transmuted into numbers by means of keys showing equivalent marks ."
"In reality this kind of lettermarking system is closely related to its predecessors in having a value range which imitates an employer's wage scale for his workers."
"In some schools, teachers will go through the negative evolution of lettermarking from the satisfactory-unsatisfactory marking without seeming to be aware of the confusion existing in mixing the philosophies underlying the two systems."

Usage

Questions

What does lettermarking mean?: present participle and gerund of lettermark

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