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Vinony

high school

noun

  1. secondary school; stage of grade school attended in adolescence
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.skul/ / [ˈhɐɪsku̟ɫ] / /ˈhʌɪskul/

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”), equivalent to high + school. Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”).

  1. An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
  2. A secondary school.
  3. A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12)
  4. A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school)