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SAT

 noun
     
SAT [countable]
1 trademark
Scholastic Aptitude Test
an examination that American high school students take before they go to college:
SAT scores have been steadily decreasing.
2

SATs

Standard Assessment Test
examinations that students in schools in England and Wales take at the ages of 7, 11, and 14, to see whether they have reached the standard set by the National Curriculum
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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