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all-through school

all-through school noun: a combined primary school and secondary school.

Noun

all-through school (plural all-through schools)

  1. (UK) A combined primary school and secondary school.

Forms of all-through school

pluralall-through schools

Origin of all-through school

So called because a pupil can go all the way through the education system without changing schools.

Questions about all-through school

What does all-through school mean?
All-through school means a combined primary school and secondary school.
What part of speech is all-through school?
All-through school is a noun.
What is the plural of all-through school?
The plural of all-through school is all-through schools.

Words near all-through school in the dictionary

  1. all-stars
  2. all-state
  3. all-terrain
  4. all-terrain vehicle
  5. all-terrain vehicles
  6. all-through school
  7. all-through schools
  8. all-ticket
  9. all-time
  10. all-timer
  11. all-timers

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