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big school

big school noun: secondary school.

Noun

big school (countable and uncountable, plural big schools)

  1. (UK, childish) secondary school.
    • "Big School is more fun than Primary School," said Flossie to her mother as they both sat at the kitchen table, eating their lunch together. "Isn't it, Mum?"1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
    • She had only just started at big school, and she wasn’t used to getting into trouble. She had never done anything wrong at her little school, and even the thought of doing something wrong frightened her.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Forms of big school

pluralbig schools

Origin of big school

So called because the bigger (older) children attend.

Questions about big school

What does big school mean?
Big school means secondary school.
What part of speech is big school?
Big school is a noun.
What is the plural of big school?
The plural of big school is big schools.

Words near big school in the dictionary

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  2. big room
  3. big room house
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  5. big sagebrushes
  6. big school
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  8. big science
  9. big screen
  10. big screens
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