O leveln.

Brit.

/ˈəʊˌlɛvl/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌlɛv(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ordinary adj., level n.

Etymology: < the initial letter of ordinary adj. + level n.

British Education (now historical).

Ordinary level (of the General Certificate of Education examination); an examination or qualification at this level. See ordinary level n. at ordinary adj. and adv. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > school examinations > certificates

passing certificate1787

School Certificate1835

leaving certificate1871

School Cert1926

advanced level1947

matric1947

ordinary level1947

scholarship level1947

O level1949

S level1951

ordinary grade1959

Certificate of Secondary Education1961

O grade1962

GCSE1978

1949 Joint Matric. Board Exam. for G.C.E. 1951 6 If a language is to be specially approved..at the O level.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 183 Wednesday was Maths and Latin O Level.

1991 Japan Forum 3 191 Three years of Japanese language training is barely likely even to get most British students up to O-level standard.

Derivatives

ˈO leveller n. rare a person taking O levels.

ΚΠ

1961 Listener 26 Oct. 659/2 The £6-odd offered (per week) by banks and post offices, etc., to sixteen-year-old ‘O’ levellers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	o level
释义	O leveln. Brit. /ˈəʊˌlɛvl/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌlɛv(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ordinary adj., level n. Etymology: < the initial letter of ordinary adj. + level n. British Education (now historical). Ordinary level (of the General Certificate of Education examination); an examination or qualification at this level. See ordinary level n. at ordinary adj. and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > school examinations > certificates passing certificate1787 School Certificate1835 leaving certificate1871 School Cert1926 advanced level1947 matric1947 ordinary level1947 scholarship level1947 O level1949 S level1951 ordinary grade1959 Certificate of Secondary Education1961 O grade1962 GCSE1978 1949 Joint Matric. Board Exam. for G.C.E. 1951 6 If a language is to be specially approved..at the O level. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 183 Wednesday was Maths and Latin O Level. 1991 Japan Forum 3 191 Three years of Japanese language training is barely likely even to get most British students up to O-level standard. Derivatives ˈO leveller n. rare a person taking O levels. ΚΠ 1961 Listener 26 Oct. 659/2 The £6-odd offered (per week) by banks and post offices, etc., to sixteen-year-old ‘O’ levellers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949
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