Phrase guide

comprehensive school

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comp

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: composite school

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: enhedsskole — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Dutch: middenschool — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Finnish: yhtenäiskoulu — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • French: école moyenne — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • German: Gesamtschule — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Irish: scoil chuimsitheach — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Italian: liceo scientifico — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Norwegian: enhetsskole — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Swedish: enhetsskola — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities
  • Welsh: ysgol gyfun — normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities