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upper sixth

upper sixth noun: year 13, the second year of sixth form for 17 to 18 year olds, in which students sit A-levels.

Noun

upper sixth (uncountable)

  1. (UK except Scotland) Year 13, the second year of sixth form for 17 to 18 year olds, in which students sit A-levels.

Questions about upper sixth

What does upper sixth mean?
Upper sixth means year 13, the second year of sixth form for 17 to 18 year olds, in which students sit A-levels.
What part of speech is upper sixth?
Upper sixth is a noun.

Words near upper sixth in the dictionary

  1. Upper Siang
  2. Upper Sibatang
  3. upper side
  4. upper sides
  5. Upper Silesia
  6. upper sixth
  7. Upper Slaughter
  8. Upper Sorbian
  9. Upper Soudley
  10. Upper South
  11. Upper Southampton

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