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qual.

Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.

    countable · plural-normally · uncountable
  2. Qualitative analysis or research.

    uncountable
  3. Alternative form of quali.

    alt-of · alternative · countable · uncountable
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adj
  1. Short for qualitative

    abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.