Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secondary modern school

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ondary -mod-ern school
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

British usage; Dated

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

secondary modern schools (plural)

Phrases

grammar school comprehensive school

Frequently Paired Words

grammar school comprehensive school

Questions

What does secondary modern school mean?: a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

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