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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”). UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "You need GCSEs in Maths and English to work here."

2. 2
   the basic level of a subject taken in school wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

general certificate of secondary educationo levelo level

Example

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"In Wales, it is compulsory for students to study chemistry at GCSE level (16 years old)."

Related phrases

o level

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