Added 8 October 2026
scoring
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about scoring at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score.
what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
Origin
Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.
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