day school
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- noun
- /deɪ skuːl/
:
escuela diurna
- She decided to enroll her children in the local day school instead of a boarding school.
- attending day school
- private day school
- public day schools
Of course, like public schools, independent day schools vary in quality.
- Of course, like public schools, independent day schools vary in quality.
- It's like a Jewish day school in Queens.
Examples
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The missionaries, however, found the day schools to be inadequate.
Academic text (2000) -
The sample consisted of five African American girls ages 15-19 attending a self-contained day school for students with EBD.
Academic text (2012) -
There are a lot of good day schools there.
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The students in the day school range in age from 13 to 21.
Academic text (2012) -
Of course, like public schools, independent day schools vary in quality.
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Six years ago, I was the newly appointed head of a New England day school.
Academic text (2005) -
It's like a Jewish day school in Queens.
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Even a stint at a Christian day school did not do the trick.
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In 1895, the Indian Service opened a day school in Kingman.
Academic text (1998) -
The population of this study consisted of female students enrolled in a private, self-contained day school program in suburban Washington, D.C.
Academic text (2012)
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a school attended during the day (not boarding)' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'day' (the daytime period) with 'school' (an educational institution). This noun–noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Day school comes from the simple idea of students going to school during the day and going home in the evening. So, it means 'a school where students attend during the day and return home'.