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thirteenth grade

thirteenth grade noun: the year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.

Noun

thirteenth grade (plural thirteenth grades)

  1. (US) The year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.
  2. (US, derogatory, humorous) A reference to college as nothing more than a continuation of high school, since secondary education typically ends after the twelfth grade.
    • You went to community college? That's nothing but the thirteenth grade.

Synonyms of thirteenth grade

Forms of thirteenth grade

pluralthirteenth grades

Words formed from thirteenth grade

Questions about thirteenth grade

What does thirteenth grade mean?
Thirteenth grade means the year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.
What part of speech is thirteenth grade?
Thirteenth grade is a noun.
What is the plural of thirteenth grade?
The plural of thirteenth grade is thirteenth grades.

Words near thirteenth grade in the dictionary

  1. thirteenpenny
  2. thirteens
  3. thirteensome
  4. thirteensomes
  5. thirteenth
  6. thirteenth grade
  7. thirteenth grader
  8. thirteenth graders
  9. thirteenth grades
  10. thirteenth reason
  11. thirteenth reason why

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