Meanings
adjectiveintersecondary (not comparable)
- not comparableexchanges; and so on; exchanges; and so onBetween secondary schools
competing in intersecondary competitions
Origin
From inter- + secondary. *Evolved from compounds such as inter–secondary school competition; the nominalization of secondary (adjective to noun) allows for the synonymous compound intersecondary competition to coexist.
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APA
intersecondary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersecondary
MLA
“intersecondary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersecondary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersecondary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersecondary.
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