English Explanatory Dictionary

high school

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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)

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ.skul/ [ˈhɐɪsku̟ɫ] En-us-high school.ogg /ˈhʌɪskul/ en-ca-high_school.opus EN-AU ck1 high school.ogg

Word forms

high school high schools highschool high-school HS

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”).

Derived words

high schooler junior high school senior high school
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