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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: education
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A reference to college as nothing more than a continuation of high school, since secondary education typically ends after the twelfth grade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, derogatory, humorous
Topics: education
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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