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thirteenth grade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
thir-teen-th -grade
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.

American usage

noun

A reference to college as nothing more than a continuation of high school, since secondary education typically ends after the twelfth grade.

American usage; Derogatory; Humorous

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

thirteenth grades (plural)

Phrases

thirteenth grader

Frequently Paired Words

zeroth grade first grade second grade third grade fourth grade fifth grade sixth grade seventh grade

Synonyms

grade thirteen grade 13 supersenior

Questions

What does thirteenth grade mean?
The year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.

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