"grammar school" meaning in All languages combined

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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: direct grant grammar school, 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 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 60 30 10 Disambiguation of 'school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek': 69 16 16
  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: 10 71 19 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 53 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 54 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 67 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 71 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 54 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 59 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 50 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 56 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 60 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 54 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 15 50 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 55 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 26 56 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 58 22 Disambiguation of 'secondary school that stresses academic education': 3 77 19
  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

Inflected forms

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