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high school

noun

  1. a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.


high school

noun

  1. another term for grammar school
  2. a secondary school from grade 7 to grade 12
  3. a secondary school, the grades covered depending on the province
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  • high school adjective
  • high schooler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high school1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Corona is the favorite with a 25-2 record and the best pitcher perhaps in the nation in Seth Hernandez, who never has been tagged with a loss in two years of high school baseball.

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Acharya was in a high school when she reached a fork in the road.

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Bibby has no college coaching experience but recently led his high school alma mater Phoenix Shadow Mountain to five state championships.

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One teacher at the high school was asked to provide a utility bill with her name and address because she had left her driver’s license at home.

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In the immediate aftermath of January’s Palisades fires, which wiped out more than 6,800 structures and much of the neighborhood’s iconic high school, there was doubt about whether the baseball program would even survive.

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