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secondary

noun B1
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ortaöğretim okulu, ortaokul ve lise

an educational institution that provides secondary education, typically for students aged 12-18

After primary, children must start secondary by the age of twelve.

  • Research shows that students who finish secondary with high grades have better university prospects.
  • attend secondary · lise eğitimi almak She will attend secondary next September.

sb: somebody · sth: something

secondary

adjective B1
1

ikincil, ikinci

relating to something that comes after the first or primary item in order or importance

For her, price is a secondary concern; quality matters most.

  • Many countries provide free secondary education for all citizens.
  • She chose a secondary major in psychology to complement her primary studies.
  • Although the report is useful, the secondary data are less reliable than the primary sources.
  • The committee considered the budget constraints as secondary to the project's goals.
  • In the discussion, personal anecdotes were treated as secondary to factual evidence.
  • Her secondary responsibilities include organizing team meetings and taking minutes.
  • While the new feature is nice, its secondary impact on system performance cannot be ignored.
  • Critics argue that aesthetic considerations are often secondary to functional requirements in engineering design.
  • secondary school · lise, ortaokul The secondary school campus is located near the city center.
  • secondary role · ikincil rol He played a secondary role in the film, supporting the main character.
  • be secondary to sth Customer satisfaction is secondary to meeting the deadline.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: minorsubordinate

simpler: second

opposite: primary

Same family

know one and the others are easyFamily:

secondary ortaöğretim okulu, ortaokul ve lise

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