"11-plus examination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 11-plus examinations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 11-plus examination (plural 11-plus examinations)
  1. (British) An examination, now mostly phased out, taken at age 11, to select the type of secondary education – either a grammar school or a secondary modern school. Tags: British Synonyms: 11-plus, eleven plus Related terms: comprehensive school
    Sense id: en-11-plus_examination-en-noun-yFh6xoS3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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