单词 | leaving age |
释义 | > as lemmasleaving age leaving age n. the age at which a pupil is legally entitled to leave school for good. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [noun] > specific age yearOE scorea1400 seventeena1568 threescorea1616 jubileea1640 military age1656 legal age1658 tecnogoniaa1676 sixty1717 forty1732 fifty1738 seven-year-old1762 teen1789 septuagenarianism1824 sexagenarianism1824 day-old1831 seventeen-year-old1858 centenarianism1863 roaring forties1867 twenties1874 leaving age1875 school-leaving age1881 octogenarianism1883 reading age1906 three1909 teenage1912 eleven-plus1937 society > education > educational administration > school administration > [noun] > school leaving age leaving age1875 school-leaving age1881 1875 Wellingtonian Feb. 265/1 The first article..is an appeal to the authorities to keep the leaving age at sixteen instead of fifteen. 1943 J. Graves Policy & Progress Secondary Educ. xix. 125 The curriculum would vary according to the normal leaving age and the different interests and abilities of the children. 1972 G. Friel Mr. Alfred M. A. xxiv. 159 I'm telling you, it will be hell let loose when they raise the leaving-age. 2007 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 25 Mar. (Seven Days section) 3/2 The thinking behind the raising of the leaving age is to prevent young people..disappearing into a limbo of No Education, Employment or Training. < as lemmas |
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