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).

Origin of day school

First recorded in 1775–85

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Examples from the Web for day school

Historical Examples of day school

"Mamma should have thought of that before she sent me to a day-school," said Geoff.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
Mrs. Molesworth
Now he gave her a long account of the day-school that he sometimes patronised.
Howards End
E. M. Forster
Yet the day-school of that time was respectable, and the boy had nothing to complain of.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
The day-school knocks quite as many corners off him as he can stand.
The Longest Journey
E. M. Forster
I could not enter as a day-school student, as I did not have the money to do so.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
Various

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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