secondary moderns

A form of secondary modern — In the UK, from 1944 to the 1970s, a secondary school for children who had failed the eleven plus examination.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of secondary modern
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APA

secondary moderns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20moderns

MLA

“secondary moderns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20moderns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary moderns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20moderns.

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