Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

secondary

adjective [before noun] (EDUCATION)
 
 
/ˈsek.ən.dri/ US  /-der.i/

Definition

B1 relating to the education of children approximately between the ages of 11 and 18 years old: secondary education Marcus has just started at secondary school.Types of education
(Definition of secondary adjective (EDUCATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of secondary