Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all-through school

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.44 in modern English

Syllables: al-l-through school
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A combined primary school and secondary school.

British usage

Etymology

So called because a pupil can go all the way through the education system without changing schools.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

all-through schools (plural)

Questions

What does all-through school mean?: A combined primary school and secondary school.
Where does all-through school come from?: So called because a pupil can go all the way through the education system without changing schools.

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