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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).

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Origin of day school

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby day school

day return, day room, days, daysail, day sailer, day school, dayshell, day shift, dayside, daysman, Days of Awe
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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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