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middle school

mid·dle school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mid-l skool]
    • /ˈmɪd l skul/
    • /ˈmɪdl skuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-l skool]
    • /ˈmɪd l skul/

Definitions of middle school words

  • noun middle school a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight. 1
  • noun middle school junior high 1
  • variable noun middle school In the United States, a middle school is a school for children in the fifth to eighth grades, between the ages of 10 and 13 or 14. 0
  • variable noun middle school In Britain, a middle school is a state school that children go to between the ages of 8 or 9 and 12 or 13. 0
  • noun middle school (in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 8 or 9 and 12 or 13 0
  • noun middle school a school between elementary school and high school, usually having three or four grades, variously including grades 5 through 8 0
See all 6 definitions of middle school

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Origin of middle school

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Middle school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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middle school popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for middle school

noun middle school

  • secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
  • intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
All 2 Synonyms of middle school

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