middle school

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noun
  1. a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.

Origin of middle school

1
First recorded in 1830–40

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middle school

noun
  1. (in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 8 or 9 and 12 or 13: Compare first school

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