"real school" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɪəl ˌskuːl/ [UK], /ˈril ˌskul/ [US], /ˈriəl ˌskul/ [US] Forms: real schools [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Realschule, from real (“real”) + Schule (“school”), from the view that classical education at Gymnasia was not fit for the real world. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Realschule}} Calque of German Realschule, {{m|de|real||real}} real (“real”), {{m|de|Schule||school}} Schule (“school”), {{m|de|Gymnasia}} Gymnasia Head templates: {{en-noun}} real school (plural real schools)
  1. (chiefly historical) A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek. Tags: historical Synonyms: Realgymnasium, realshule, Real School Translations (Translations): Realschule (German), Realgymnasium (German), realskola (Swedish), realläroverk (Swedish)

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