school

noun
sko͞ol

An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).

Other meanings

Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
“We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.”
An art movement, a community of artists.
“The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic movement of the time.”

Example sentences

“Do you know where he goes to school?”
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“He paints murals for schools and parks.”
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“Work isn't like school, though.”
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Word history

From Old English "scōl" (place of education).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “school” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.