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comprehensive
noun
a
secondary
school
in
the
UK
that
accepts
students
of
all
abilities
without
entrance
exams
•
Martin
transferred
to
the
local
comprehensive
after
moving
to
London
.
Martin
transferred
to
the
local
comprehensive
after
moving
to
London
.
•
Some
parents
prefer
grammar
schools
,
while
others
choose
comprehensives
.
Some
parents
prefer
grammar
schools
,
while
others
choose
comprehensives
.
Short
for
comprehensive
school
,
first
used
in
British
education
reforms
of
the
mid-20th
century
.
