correspondence school

noun

a school operating on a system in which study materials and tests are mailed to the students, who in turn mail their work back to the school for grading.

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Words nearby correspondence school

correspond, correspondence, correspondence column, correspondence course, correspondence principle, correspondence school, correspondence theory, correspondency, correspondent, correspondent bank, corresponding

Origin of correspondence school

First recorded in 1885–90

Example sentences from the Web for correspondence school

And so I now see that my bright dream of a Correspondence-School post-graduate course cannot be realized.
The Perfect Gentleman|Ralph Bergengren
I knew this correspondence-school business had become a mighty profitable game—makes suburban real-estate look like two cents!
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for correspondence school

correspondence school

noun

an educational institution that offers tuition (correspondence courses) by post

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