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n [C or U] (formal advanced level)

Definition

a public examination taken in England and Wales by children aged 17 or 18. Students take AS level examinations then A2s, usually a year later, which together make a full A level qualification.

You usually need three A levels to get into university.

I failed my History A level.

Have you got an A level in maths?

This problem should be easy enough for someone who's done physics at A level.

See also: A2, AS level

Compare: GCSE

(Definition of A level noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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