GCSE

/ˌdʒiːsiːesˈiː/ noun [C]

Definition

› abbreviation for General Certificate of Secondary Education: in the UK, an exam taken by students at the age of sixteen, or the qualification itself: Mary's got nine GCSEs.

(Definition of GCSE noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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