grammar school
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- noun
- /ˈɡræmər skuːl/
- US
:
escuela primaria
- Now, we all learned in grammar school that light colors such as white reflect heat, whereas dark colors such as black absorb it.
- go to grammar school
I went to regular schools, high school, grammar school, college.
- I went to regular schools, high school, grammar school, college.
- I, I, I more and more respect my teachers for what in a little little boy's grammar school, what they were able to do.
Examples
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Back in grammar school... academics really didn't matter too much to me at all.
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I want to teach English at the local grammar school for young children.
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My brothers are still in grammar school.
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My grammar school was in a barn.
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Gerard Hackett, who teaches grammar school English in New York.
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Today Earl spots Arthur Agee, who just graduated from grammar school.
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Dave was clearly a very, very bright child and he went to Truro Grammar School with the obvious intention of going on to Oxford or Cambridge later on.
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My brothers are still in grammar school and are learning to read and write.
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Back in grammar school, we learned basic math and science concepts.
Synonyms
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1.0
A school for children between five and eleven that teaches reading, writing, and basic math
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1.4
A school for young children in their first years of education
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1.0
A school for children aged five to eleven where they learn basic subjects
Antonyms
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2.0
A school for students aged about 11 to 18 that comes after primary school and before college
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
grammar + school
The compound clearly identifies a kind of school (the head noun 'school' is transparent), so learners will expect an educational institution. However, the modifier 'grammar' (rules of language) does not directly signal the specific age range or function, and regional/historical senses (UK selective secondary vs US elementary) make the exact meaning unpredictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Grammar school later came to mean a school for younger children in some places because 'grammar' was once used for basic reading and writing lessons. That's why in the US the name can mean an elementary school for the first grades.