"big school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big schools [plural]
Etymology: So called because the bigger (older) children attend. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} big school (countable and uncountable, plural big schools)
  1. (British, childish) secondary school. Tags: British, childish, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Schools

Inflected forms

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