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O level
O level (plural O levels)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. former UK secondary school exam: a former school examination primarily for fifth-year students at secondary schools in England and Wales, now replaced by the General Certificate of Secondary Education GCSE.
Full form  Ordinary level
2. subject taken at O level: a subject studied, an examination taken, or a pass obtained at O level
[Shortening of ordinary]
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