lower school

[loh-er]

noun

a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.

Origin of lower school

First recorded in 1855–60

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Historical Examples of lower school

A noise was heard on the stairs, and in flocked the lower-school.
Eric, or Little by Little
Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for lower school

lower school

noun

the younger pupils in a secondary school, usually those in the first three or four year groups

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