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101 matriculation exam(ination)
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102 minor
• toissijainen• toisarvoinen• nuori• sivu-• sivuaine• alaikäinen• vaatimaton• vajaavaltainen• vailla jotakin• vähäinen• vähäpätöinenlaw• vähäinen (rikos)• miinusmerkkinenmathematics• miinus• merkityksetön• mitätönmathematics• miinusmerkki• molli• negatiivinen• pienehkö• pienempi• lapsi• pikku• pieni• pikkuinen* * *1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) pikku-, vähäinen2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) alaikäinen- minority- be in the minority -
103 preparatory school
• alkeiskoulu• valmistava koulu* * *- 'pærə-1) (a private school which educates children in preparation for a senior school ( abbreviation prep school prep-).) valmistava koulu2) ((American) a private secondary school preparing students for college.) -
104 supporting
• tuki-• toissijainen• kantava• kannattava* * *adjective ((of an actor, rôle etc) secondary to the leading actor, rôle etc: He has had many supporting rôles; a supporting cast.) sivu- -
105 tertiary
• tertiäärikautinen• tertiääri-• tertiäärikausi• kolmasasteinen* * *'tə:ʃəri(of or at a third level, degree, stage etc: Tertiary education follows secondary education.) kolmannen asteen
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Secondary — Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever there is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Secondary — Sec ond*a*ry, n.; pl. {Secondaries}. 1. One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secondary — (adj.) late 14c., from L. secundarius pertaining to the second class, inferior, from secundus (see SECOND (Cf. second) (adj.)). Of colors, from 1831; of education, from 1809. Secondary succession attested from 1905 … Etymology dictionary
secondary — [adj1] subordinate; less important accessory, alternate, auxiliary, backup, bushleague*, collateral, consequential, contingent, dependent, dinky*, extra, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, lesser, lower, minor, minor league*, petty, relief … New thesaurus
secondary — adj *subordinate, dependent, subject, tributary, collateral Analogous words: *auxiliary, accessory, subservient, subsidiary, contributory: incidental, *accidental, adventitious Antonyms: primary … New Dictionary of Synonyms
secondary — A second mail sorting operation that separates mail into finer levels. (Compare with primary and tertiary) … Glossary of postal terms
secondary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) coming after, less important than, or resulting from something primary. 2) relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen. DERIVATIVES secondarily adverb … English terms dictionary
