middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

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Join 2 others in the comments View Comments Carroll, for instance, hopes to have students in his Healthy Masculinity course go into area middle schools and lead proactive circles to share the same messages with younger boys. Matt Villano, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Schneider went on to describe the pair’s early musical experimentation in middle school after another Elephant 6’er, Jeff Mangum, introduced them at a Cheap Trick concert. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024 William Daugherty: The Del Valle middle school teacher's car was repossessed during his cancer treatments. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024 Murphy admits the divided board might present a challenge as contentious conversations continue, particularly surrounding a $200 million restructuring plan for the district that involves adding middle schools. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for middle school 

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle school was in 1870

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20school. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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middle school

noun
: a school usually including grades 5 to 8 or 6 to 8

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