Complete Definition of "grammar school"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=grammar school

  1. archaic A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
  2. context|mostly 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.
  3. US elementary school|Elementary school.

Translations
trans-top|school that teaches the grammar system of Latin or Greek
Finnish: klassinen lukio
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trans-top|UK secondary school or equivalent in another country
Czech: gymnázium n
Finnish: oppikoulu, peruskoulu|peruskoulun yläaste, lukio
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trans-top|US elementary school or equivalent in another country
Finnish: peruskoulu, kansakoulu, alkeiskoulu
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ttbc|German Gymnasium n
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See also
secondary modern school
comprehensive school

it:grammar school

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