Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postsecondary school

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: post-sec-ondary school
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An educational institution (usually a college or university) which is attended after graduation from secondary school or high school.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"McGill University is a well-known Canadian postsecondary school."

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

postsecondary schools (plural)

Phrases

secondary school

Frequently Paired Words

secondary school

Questions

What does postsecondary school mean?: An educational institution (usually a college or university) which is attended after graduation from secondary school or high school.

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