grad

2 of 3

noun

: one hundredth of a right angle

grad

3 of 3

abbreviation

graduated

Examples of grad in a Sentence

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Noun or adjective
Bob Garcia, a Penn State grad and SEO specialist, brings 20+ years of digital marketing expertise, enriched by entrepreneurial insights. Bob Garcia, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Waukesha has proportionately more college grads and a higher median income than Brown and La Crosse. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
There are simply fewer high-paying professions for high school grads. Taylor Tepper, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Waukesha has proportionately more college grads and a higher median income than Brown and La Crosse. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grad 

Word History

Etymology

Noun or adjective

by shortening

Noun

French grade degree, from Latin gradus

First Known Use

Noun Or Adjective

circa 1871, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grad was circa 1871

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“Grad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grad. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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noun or adjective
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