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Etymology
Image:Moye Elementary School.JPG|thumb|Elementary school
From L. schola, from Gr. polytonic|��ολε�ον (scholeion), school, from polytonic|��ολή (schole), meaning "spare time", "leisure", "rest", "ease", which later came to mean conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time, and then the places where these conversations took place

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-school.ogg|Audio (US)
(US) IPA|/sku:l/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�l|-u�l

Noun
en-noun

1. context|US|Canada An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

#:Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.
#:''Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.

1. UK An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
2. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

#:We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.

1. italbrac|considered collectively The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.

#:These economists belong to the monetarist school.

1. A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

#:The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.

1. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.

#:I'll see you after school.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|institution dedicated to teaching and learning academy, college, university
italbrac-colon|organizational unity within an educational institution college, department, further education college, institute
italbrac-colon|group of fish shoal

Derived terms
rel-top|Terms derived from the noun school
comprehensive school
elementary school
grade school
grammar school
high school
infant school
junior high school
junior school
middle school
nursery school
old school
prep school
primary school
private school
public school
school age
school band
schoolbook
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schoolboy
schoolchild
school day
schoolfellow
schoolfriend
schoolgirl

school holidays
schoolma'am
schoolmaster
schoolmistress
school night
school's out|school�s out
schoolwork
secondary modern school
secondary school
state school
Sunday school
upper school
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Slovak: t-|sk|Å¡kola|f
Slovene: t+|sl|Å¡ola|f
Spanish: t+|es|escuela|f
Swahili: shule
Swedish: t+|sv|skola
Tagalog: skwelahan, paaralan n
Telugu: పాఠశాల (paaTaSaala), విద�యాలయ� (vidyaalayam)
Tetum: eskola
Thai: THchar|�ร��รีย� (rohng rian)
Turkish: t+|tr|okul
Ukrainian: t-|uk|�кола|f|trškóla|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Vietnamese: t+|vi|trư�ng|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|ysgol|f|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university
Japanese: 学校 (����, gakk�)
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Russian: t+|ru|�кола|f|trškóla|scCyrl
Ukrainian: t-|uk|�кола|f|trškóla|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
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Slovak: t-|sk|Å¡kola|f
Spanish: t+|es|universidad|f
Swedish: högskola (college), universitet (university), lärosäte
Tagalog: pamantasan n
Telugu: పాఠశాల (paaTaSaala), విద�యాలయ� (vidyaalayam)
Thai: THchar|วิ�ยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai)
Ukrainian: ви�а �кола (výš�a škóla) f, ви�ий нав�ал�ний заклад (výš�yj nav�ál'nyj základ) m, �н�ве��и�е� (universitét) m, академ�� (akadémija) f, �н��и��� (instytút} m, кон�е�ва�о��� (konservatórija) f, коледж (kolédž) m, �е�н�к�м téhnikum) m, ��или�е (u�ýlyš�e) n
Vietnamese: t+|vi|trư�ng|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|ysgol|f|xs=Welsh
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Slovak: t-|sk|Å¡kola|f
Spanish: t-|es|facultad|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fakultet, t-|sv|institution
Thai: THchar|วิลยาลัย (win yaa lai)
Ukrainian: �ак�л��е� (fakul�tét) m, в�дд�ленн� (viddíleña) f
Welsh: t-|cy|ysgol|f|xs=Welsh
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Slovak: t-|sk|Å¡kola|f
Swedish: t+|sv|skola, t+|sv|lära
Thai: THchar|�ร��รีย� (rohng rian)
Ukrainian: t-|uk|�кола|f|trškóla|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Welsh: t-|cy|ysgol|f|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|a group of fish
Breton: moudenn f
Bulgarian: t+|bg|па�аж|m|trpasaž|scCyrl
Dutch: t+|nl|school|f
French: t+|fr|banc|m
Hebrew: ��ק� (lehaká) f
Interlingua: banco
Japanese: 群� (��, mure); �群 (����, gyogun)
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Norwegian: t-|no|stim|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|cardume|m
Russian: t+|ru|ко��к|m|trkosják|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|cardumen|m
Swedish: t-|sv|stim
Ukrainian: t+|uk|зг�а�|f|trzgrája|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school.)
2. rfv-sense To defeat emphatically (specifically, to teach the opposition that they are less skillful).
3. To control, or compose, one's expression.

#:She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.

Derived terms
schooling

Slovene: t+|sl|u�iti
Ukrainian: нав�а�и (nav�áty)
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See also
college
kindergarten
polytechnic
university
Appendix:Collective nouns

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Noun
school

1. #English|school
2. a group of fish

Synonyms
college
academie
universiteit
instituut

Derived terms
basisschool
hogeschool
kleuterschool
lagere school
middelbare school
schoolplein

Verb
school

1. first person present tense of scholen (to school)
2. singular past tense of schuilen (to hide, take cover)

Category:Dutch nouns
Category:Education
Category:nl:Education

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