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GRAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Synonyms:
alum; alumna; alumnus; grad; graduate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grad" is a kind of...):
bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grad"):
Ivy Leaguer (a student or graduate at an Ivy League school)
old boy (a former male pupil of a school)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One-hundredth of a right angle
Synonyms:
grad; grade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("grad" is a kind of...):
angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)
Holonyms ("grad" is a part of...):
right angle (the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines)
