School

Quick meaning: School is a noun meaning (India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

Meaning

(India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

More Meanings

1. (British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
2. (UK) At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
3. An art movement, a community of artists.
4. (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
5. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
6. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
7. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

Example Sentences

These economists belong to the monetarist school.

Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.

Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.

Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.

Word Forms

• schools
• schole
• schooling
• schooled

Synonyms for school

Depending on context, synonyms include academy, college, university, department, faculty, institute.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cultivate, train, shoal, civilize, schoolhouse, schooltime.

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