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middle school
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
middle school
(noun)
middle school
noun
plural
middle schools
middle school
noun
plural
middle schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of MIDDLE SCHOOL
[
count, noncount
]
1
US
:
a school for children that usually includes grades five to eight or six to eight
—
compare
elementary school
,
high school
,
junior high school
2
British
:
a school for children between the ages of 8 and 12 or 9 and 13
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