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high school
CIDE DICTIONARY
high school, n.
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; as, he goes to the neighborhood highschool. [WordNet 1.5]
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high school
Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, grammar school, high, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, middle school, prep school, preparatory school, public school, secondary school, seminary, senior high, senior high schoolROGET THESAURUS
high school
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