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13th grade

13th grade is the alternative spelling of thirteenth grade.

Meaning of thirteenth grade

Noun

thirteenth grade (plural thirteenth grades)

  1. (US) The year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.
  2. (US, derogatory, humorous) A reference to college as nothing more than a continuation of high school, since secondary education typically ends after the twelfth grade.
    • You went to community college? That's nothing but the thirteenth grade.

Forms of 13th grade

plural13th grades

Origin of 13th grade

From 13th + grade.

Words formed from 13th grade

Questions about 13th grade

What is 13th grade the alternative spelling of?
13th grade is the alternative spelling of thirteenth grade.

Words near 13th grade in the dictionary

  1. 13er
  2. 13ers
  3. 13q deletion syndrome
  4. 13th
  5. 13th Gen
  6. 13th grade
  7. 13th grader
  8. 13th graders
  9. 13th grades
  10. 13th month
  11. 13th months

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