postsecondary

post·sec·ond·ar·y

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-sek-uh n-der-ee]
- /ˈpoʊstˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-sek-uh n-der-ee]
- /ˈpoʊstˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i/

Definitions of postsecondary word

adjective postsecondary of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college. 1
adjective postsecondary of or relating to education after secondary school 0
adjective postsecondary of or relating to education taking place following graduation from a high school 0

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Origin of postsecondary

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; post- + secondary

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Parts of speech for Postsecondary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Postsecondary

postsecondary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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