Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle school

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: mid-dle school
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

Countable

noun

An educational level or stage between primary school and secondary school.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These authors argue that lists based on university-level reading material cannot be directly imported into contexts such as middle school since the lexical profiles of subjects and their vocabulary demands are different."

Usage

Inflected Forms

middle schools (plural) middle-school (alternative) middleschool (alternative)

Phrases

middle schooler grammar school junior school primary school secondary modern secondary school

Frequently Paired Words

comprehensive grammar school junior school primary school secondary modern secondary school

Synonyms

intermediate school junior high school secondary school lyceum lycee gymnasium

Questions

What does middle school mean?: A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

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