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secondary school

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noun

a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.

Origin of secondary school

First recorded in 1825–35

OTHER WORDS FROM secondary school

sec·ond·ar·y-school, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for secondary school

As the need arises, our secondary-school girls will respond in like manner.

Our Schools in War Time—and After |Arthur Davis Dean

British Dictionary definitions for secondary school

secondary school

noun

a school for young people, usually between the ages of 11 and 18