intermediate school

intermediate school
noun
2. : a school comprising the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades
3. : a part of the British school system serving children from 12 to 14 years of age — compare junior school, senior school

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1. a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
2. a junior high school. Cf. middle school.
[1835-45]

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intermediate school noun (NZ)
A school for children aged between eleven and thirteen
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Main Entry:intermediate

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intermediate school UK US noun [countable] [singular intermediate school plural intermediate schools] american
a middle school or a junior high school
Thesaurus: schoolshyponym

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intermediate school,
1. in the United States: a) a junior high school. b) a school of grades 4, 5, and 6. c) any school intermediate between primary school and high school.
2. (in Great Britain) a school for pupils from 12 to 14 years of age, between junior school and senior school.

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