Etymology

high school

Today it means: An institution which provides all or part of secondary education. Full definition →

Middle English hyȝ scole
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhyȝ scole“school for higher education”
  2. English todayhigh school

Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”). Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”). By surface analysis, high + school.

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