junior high school
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
A secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of elementary school). It is succeeded by senior high school.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of primary school), found in rural areas. It is succeeded by high school, though high schools also serve these grade levels in their immediate catchment areas.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In California the term originally used was "intermediate high school," later shortened to "intermediate school," but the term "junior high school" is rapidly supplanting the others."
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable