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gcse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
gcse
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”).

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

GCSEs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

GED A-level AS-level O-level CSE GCE IGCSE

Synonyms

general certificate of secondary education o level

Questions

What does gcse mean?
Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”).

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