interscholastic

 [in-ter-skuh-las-tik]  

in·ter·scho·las·tic

   [in-ter-skuh-las-tik]
adjective
between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
Origin:
1895–1900; inter- + scholastic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To interscholastic

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Interscholastic has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
LEARN MORE LONG WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
interscholastic (ˌɪntəskəˈlæstɪk)
 
—adj
1.  (of sports events, competitions, etc) occurring between two or more schools
2.  representative of various schools

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT