day school

noun

a school open for instruction on weekdays only, usually from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

a school conducted in the daytime (distinguished from night school).

a private school for pupils living outside the school (distinguished from boarding school).

Nearby words

day one, day release, day return, day room, day sailer, day school, day shift, day student, day to day, day trading, day trip

Origin of day school

First recorded in 1775–85

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Examples from the Web for day school

For this small sum she undertook to feed me, to keep me clean, and to send me to a day-school.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
There are several small charities, a day-school, and Sunday-school, both in their infancy.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
Do you think that church-school teachers could pass as good an examination on what they undertake to teach as day-school teachers?
How to Teach Religion|George Herbert Betts
The lesson material is not as well graded and adapted to the children as the day-school texts.
How to Teach Religion|George Herbert Betts

At five years of age, he was sent to a day-school in Aberdeen, where he made but slim attainments.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for day school

day school

noun

a private school taking day students onlyCompare boarding school

a school giving instruction during the daytimeCompare night school

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