O LEVEL Definition & Meaning

O level

[oh lev-uhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

British.

a public examination for secondary-school students, usually 15 to 16 years old, testing basic knowledge in various subjects, required before advancing to more specialized courses of study.
a pass in this examination.

O level

1. the basic level of the General Certificate of Education, now replaced by GCSE
2. ( as modifier )
  O level maths
a pass in a particular subject at O level
he has eight O levels

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Origin of O level¹

O(rdinary) level

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The Xbox One X was terribly bottlenecked at both the CPU and I/O level.

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I was so enthused about it all that my parents insisted my comprehensive school had to provide Latin O level.

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One found himself on the course after putting his hand up when the recruits on parade were asked if any of them had done French O level.

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