"grammar school" meaning in All languages combined

See grammar school on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: grammar schools [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gramere scole. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gramere scole}} Middle English gramere scole Head templates: {{en-noun}} grammar school (plural grammar schools)
  1. (archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek. Tags: archaic Related terms: Latin grammar school, secondary modern school, comprehensive school Translations (school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek): 文法學校 (Chinese Mandarin), 文法学校 (wénfǎ xuéxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), gymnasium [neuter] (Dutch), klassinen lukio (Finnish), scoil ghramadaí [feminine] (Irish), liceo classico [masculine] (Italian), gramere scole (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-grammar_school-en-noun-rrIs0Dga Disambiguation of 'school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek': 70 16 15
  2. (chiefly UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Schools Translations (secondary school that stresses academic education): 文法學校 (Chinese Mandarin), 文法学校 (wénfǎ xuéxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), gymnázium [neuter] (Czech), lukio (Finnish), Gymnasium [neuter] (German), gimnázium (Hungarian), gymnázium (Slovak), lise (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-grammar_school-en-noun-mVAyP269 Disambiguation of Schools: 9 66 25 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'secondary school that stresses academic education': 3 85 12
  3. (US, rare, regional) Elementary school. Tags: US, rare, regional
    Sense id: en-grammar_school-en-noun-Iva1F~-A Categories (other): American English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 27 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 30 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 35 52

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