grammar school

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noun

an elementary school.
British. a secondary school corresponding to a U.S. high school.

(formerly) a secondary school in which Latin and Greek are among the principal subjects taught.

Origin of grammar school

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words Nearby grammar school

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How to use grammar school in a sentence

I had come to the school as a seventh-grader, having graduated from a grammar school across town.
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ND: I think I was always achievement-oriented—I worked hard for good grades in grammar school and high school.
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Maybe that was true in grammar school, but not in their adult lives.
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By the end of that November, I had written off my grammar-school days entirely.
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Campbell was educated at the grammar school and university of his native town.
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Benjamin, however, was intended for the church, and at eight years of age was put to a grammar school.
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The Shrewsbury playwright was Thomas Ashton the first master of the grammar school.
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As a boy at the grammar school of his native town, it is to be feared he loved to play truant.
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Your brother Robert entered grammar school on September 8, 1938.
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British Dictionary definitions for grammar school

grammar school

noun

British (esp formerly) a state-maintained secondary school providing an education with an academic bias for children who are selected by the eleven-plus examination, teachers' reports, or other means: Compare secondary modern school, comprehensive school
US another term for elementary school

Australian a private school, esp one controlled by a church
NZ a secondary school forming part of the public education system

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