plural of secondary modern school

A heterodox economic school of thought that posits that fiscal policy, set to constrain inflation and enable full employment, should be the primary economic stabiliser and prioritises reflection on the nature of money from a chartalist perspective.

(simile) Thoroughly modern; completely up to date.

An independent branch in the Semitic languages, niece to the Old South Arabian lects, situated in the east of Yemen and in Oman, the largest being the Mehri language extending over both countries with a six-digit speaker number, bordering, while thus embosoming the intermediary Hobyot, the Shehri (syn.: Jibbali) language in Oman, and further containing the small Bathari and Harsusi languages in Oman, + the larger Soqotri language on Soqotra.

Related or belonging to the aforementioned language group

The form of the English language written and spoken from the mid-17th century (or later, up to the 19th century) to the present.

A specific form of the Latin language, which developed from the Renaissance Latin in early 16th century, served as the lingua franca of science, education, and to some degree diplomacy in Europe and was mostly displaced with national languages by the late 18th century.

The Korean language from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.

(Britain, somewhat dated) a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

The form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.