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grammar school Definition

grammar school

noun

  1. ☆ Now Rare an elementary school: the term was variously applied to different school levels, esp. to that between the fifth and eighth grades
  2. in England
    1. Historical a school where Latin was taught
    2. a government-supported secondary school preparing pupils for college

grammar school Usage Examples

Possessives

  • girl: Founded in 1913 as a girls ' grammar school, it became a mixed comprehensive in 1972.
  • town: It was also wealth from the woolen cloth trade that resulted in the foundation of the town's grammar school.