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comprehensive school

com·pre·hen·sive school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-pri-hen-siv skool]
    • /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪv skul/
    • /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv skuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-pri-hen-siv skool]
    • /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪv skul/

Definitions of comprehensive school words

  • noun comprehensive school a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district 3
  • abbreviation COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL composite school. 1
  • noun comprehensive school secondary education institution 1
  • noun comprehensive school (Britain) a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools. 0
See all 4 definitions of comprehensive school

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Origin of comprehensive school

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Comprehensive school

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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comprehensive school popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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