What does "lettermarking" mean?

A system of grading student's work using letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F), as opposed to another system such as "pass/fail" or numerical grades.

Lettermarking

noun, verb

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Noun

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A system of grading student's work using letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F), as opposed to another system such as "pass/fail" or numerical grades. dated, uncountable
"In the case of high schools which use a lettermarking system, the letters were transmuted into numbers by means of keys showing equivalent marks ."

Verb

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present participle and gerund of lettermark form-of, gerund, participle, present

"In the case of high schools which use a lettermarking system, the letters were transmuted into numbers by means of keys showing equivalent marks ."

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