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GCSE

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GCSE (in Britain)
abbreviation for
(Social Science / Education) General Certificate of Secondary Education: a public examination in specified subjects for 16-year-old schoolchildren. It replaced the GCE O-level and CSE
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Noun1.GCSE - the basic level of a subject taken in school
General Certificate of Secondary Education, O level
England - a division of the United Kingdom
tier, grade, level - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
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GCSE [ˌdʒiːsiːɛsˈiː] n abbr (British) (=General Certificate of Secondary Education) examen passé à l'âge de 16 ans sanctionnant les connaissances de l'élève → brevet m des collèges
She's got eight GCSEs → Elle a réussi dans huit matières aux épreuves du GCSE.


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