full-grade

noun

An ablaut form that is either e-grade or o-grade.

OriginGerman Vollstufe →
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Meanings

nounfull-grade (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIndo-European linguisticsAn ablaut form that is either e-grade or o-grade.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
e-grade

Origin

  1. GermanVollstufe
  2. Englishfull-grade

From full + grade, as in gradation (“apophony”). Possibly after German Vollstufe.

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Translations

German Vollstufe, e-Stufe
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Cite this entry
APA

full-grade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grade

MLA

“full-grade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-grade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grade.

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