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interscholastic

[in-ter-skuh-las-tik]
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adjective
  1. between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
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Origin of interscholastic

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + scholastic
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Examples from the Web for interscholastic

Historical Examples

  • He fought his way into the finals at the interscholastic meet but that was all.

    One Way Out

    William Carleton

  • If he is at school, he should enjoy all privileges in interscholastic athletics.

  • Tomorrow they were to play Stanley High for the Interscholastic championship.

    A Boy Knight

    Martin J. (Martin Jerome) Scott

  • It is to be regretted that all the interscholastic cracks will not meet at Newport.

  • Presently the long line was crouching on the mark, the pistol sounded, and the interscholastic meeting had begun.

    For the Honor of the School

    Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for interscholastic

interscholastic

adjective
  1. (of sports events, competitions, etc) occurring between two or more schools
  2. representative of various schools
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