Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postsecondary

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: post-sec-ondary
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"In its revised budget, the government has increased funding for postsecondary education."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English secondary English postsecondary From post- + secondary.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Phrases

postsecondary school

Questions

What does postsecondary mean?: Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school.
Where does postsecondary come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English secondary English postsecondary From post- + secondary.

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