A level
[ ey lev-uh l ]
/ ˈeɪ ˌlɛv əl /
noun British.
a public examination requiring advanced knowledge in a subject and taken at the end of secondary school, usually two years after O level.
a pass in this examination.
Origin of A level
1950–55;
A(dvanced)
level
Example sentences from the Web for a level
Detention Bramm S Blake F Morty Hailey Y Jordan A Kara B Mathematics – A-level standard.
British Dictionary definitions for a level
A level
noun (in Britain)
- 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