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key stage

key stage noun: any of the sequential stages of attainment in the state education system of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, specifying the knowledge expected of students at various ages.

Noun (1)

key stage (plural key stages)

  1. (Ireland, UK) Any of the sequential stages of attainment in the state education system of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, specifying the knowledge expected of students at various ages.

Noun (2) capitalized: Key Stage

Key Stage (plural Key Stages)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of key stage.

Forms of key stage

pluralkey stages
alternative formKey Stage
pluralKey Stages

Questions about key stage

What does key stage mean?
Key stage means any of the sequential stages of attainment in the state education system of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, specifying the knowledge expected of students at various ages.
What part of speech is key stage?
Key stage is a noun.
What is the plural of key stage?
The plural of key stage is key stages.

Words near key stage in the dictionary

  1. key set identifiers
  2. key signature
  3. key signatures
  4. key spoke
  5. key spokes
  6. key stage
  7. key stages
  8. key stretching
  9. key to the city
  10. key to the door
  11. key to the kingdom

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