grammar school
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grammar school
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Inherited from Middle English gramere scole.
noun grammar schools
- A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
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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.
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.
Similar: grammar
- Elementary school.
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noun school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek
| 中文 | 文法學校 /文法学校 wénfǎ xuéxiào |
|---|---|
| Italiano | liceo classico |
noun secondary school that stresses academic education
| 中文 | 文法學校 /文法学校 wénfǎ xuéxiào |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gymnasium |
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