Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high school

/ˈhaɪ.skul/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables
high- school
IPA
/ˈhaɪ.skul/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A secondary school.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhaɪ.skul/

Usage

Inflected Forms

high schools (plural) highschool (alternative, proscribed) high-school (alternative) HS (alternative)

Phrases

high schooler junior high school senior high school

Synonyms

senior high school senior high high highschool

Questions

How do you pronounce high school?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.skul/.
What does high school mean?
An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
Where does high school come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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