Grammar school

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek. archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades wordnet
  3. 3
    A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination. UK, countable, uncountable

    "The largest building at one end, now used as a church hall, was originally the village's one-roomed grammar school, also endowed by the Lumleys."

  4. 4
    a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college wordnet
  5. 5
    Elementary school. US, countable, rare, regional, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English gramere scole.

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