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GCSE

(in Britain) abbreviation for
(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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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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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