High school

//ˈhaɪ.skul// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An institution which provides all or part of secondary education. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 wordnet
  3. 3
    A secondary school. Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12) Philippines, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school) Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable

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”).

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