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interscholastic

interscholastic

2 7.4
Happens between high schools, often for sports or other competitions
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈskɒlɪstɪk/
  • US
: interscolar
  • The upcoming interscholastic debate tournament will feature teams from over ten different high schools.
  • interscholastic athletics
  • interscholastic sports
  • interscholastic competition

Examples

  • Several insights into the administration of interscholastic athletics were revealed within this study.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Third, the vast majority of interscholastic athletic directors (87%) have collateral duties in addition to their primary role.

    Academic text (2005)
  • In reality, resources available in interscholastic sports limit what is offered and to whom it is available.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The teams represented Class A through D schools, a classification for interscholastic competition based on school size.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The trend of increased participation by female interscholastic athletes continued into the 1980s.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The student-athletes participated in an interscholastic sport during the academic school year.

    Academic text (1994)
  • By 1986, the decline of women interscholastic coaches had been reversed.

    Academic text (1990)
  • But Wooten remained convinced that interscholastic athletics was where he wanted to be.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A seventh-grade student, James Acton, who wanted to play interscholastic football, refused to sign the consent form.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The purpose of this investigation was to determine if gender bias existed within the job announcements for interscholastic athletic administrators.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

interschool
vsinterscholastic
1 3.9

Held between two or more schools, often for competitions

focuses specifically on secondary schools rather than any school type
intermural
vsinterscholastic
1 8.2

Happening between several schools or colleges for competitions

is limited to secondary schools rather than institutions in general

Surface Forms

interscholastic positive

Morphology

interscholastic = scholastic (transparent) = inter + scholastic

The productive prefix 'inter-' (between) combines with 'scholastic' (relating to schools) to give the clear meaning 'between schools' (e.g., competitions involving multiple schools).

Etymology

Interscholastic breaks into inter- 'between' and scholastic 'of schools', and scholastic is from the same root as school. So interscholastic describes events or competitions that happen 'between schools'.