a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education (GCE), usually at the age of 17–18 the course leading to this examination (as modifier): A-level maths a pass in a particular subject at A level: she has three A levels
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A lev•el
(ā′ lev′əl),USA pronunciation [Brit.]
- British Termsa public examination requiring advanced knowledge in a subject and taken at the end of secondary school, usually two years after O level.
- British Termsa pass in this examination.
- A(dvanced) level 1950–55
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