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See: HIGHER EDUCATION.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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higher education

[higher education] {n.} Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university. * /Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

the three R's

[the three R's] {n. phr.} (W)riting, reading, and (a)rithmetic, the three basic skills of an elementary education. * /Barry has completed the three R's, but otherwise he has had little […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

of age

[of age] {adj. phr.} 1a. Old enough to be allowed to do or manage something. * /Mary will be of driving age on her next birthday./ Contrast: [OVER AGE], [UNDER […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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