secondary or high

  • 121secondary polycythemia — any absolute increase in the total red cell mass other than polycythemia vera, usually occurring as a physiologic response to tissue hypoxia. Some types are called compensatory or appropriate, such as from adjustments for general tissue hypoxia… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 122Secondary Sources — ■ Akehurst, F. R. P., and Judith M. Davis. A Handbook of the Troubadours. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. ■ Barber, Richard. The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004. ■ Beadle,… …

    Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • 123high school graduate — one who has completed the academic program of a secondary school …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 124high school students — students in secondary schools (grades 10 12, sometimes also grade 9) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 125high-school — n. School (of the first class for secondary education), academy, seminary, (in Germany) gymnasium …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 126ˈhigh ˌschool — noun [C/U] 1) in the UK, a school for children between the ages of 11 and 18 Syn: secondary school 2) in the US, a school for children between the ages of 14 and 18 …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 127secondary school — sec′ondary school n. edu a high school or a school of corresponding grade ranking between a primary school and a college or university • Etymology: 1825–35 sec′ondary school , adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128high top — /ˈhaɪ tɒp/ (say huy top) noun Qld, also (formerly) Tasmania a state school in a rural area which provides both primary and secondary education. Compare Chiefly SA and Tasmania area school; Chiefly NSW, also Qld, ACT and Victoria central school;… …