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secondary school
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
secondary school
(noun)
secondary school
noun
plural
secondary schools
secondary school
noun
plural
secondary schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECONDARY SCHOOL
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US
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high school
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a job that requires at least a
secondary school
education
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a school for children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18
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primary school
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