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grammar school
noun
an elementary school.
British.a secondary school corresponding to a U.S. high school.
(formerly) a secondary school in which Latin and Greek are among the principal subjects taught.
grammar school
noun
(esp formerly) a state-maintained secondary school providing an education with an academic bias for children who are selected by the eleven-plus examination, teachers' reports, or other means Compare secondary modern school comprehensive school
another term for elementary school
a private school, esp one controlled by a church
a secondary school forming part of the public education system
Word History and Origins
Origin of grammar school1
Example Sentences
Fifteen-year old grammar school boy Sumner couldn't believe what he was seeing, later describing how he "lay in my bed that night with my ears ringing and my world view significantly altered".
Educated at a grammar school in Watford, Barrell was a professional rugby player with Saracens before becoming the club's academy director and, until last year, the RFU's head of performance programmes and pathways.
In 1964, Marks became the first boy from Garw grammar school to win a place at Oxford University, where he studied physics.
The list published by the DE included almost 40 grammar schools and a prep school, where parents typically pay fees for their children to attend.
He first touched the oval ball aged 11, when he started at a local grammar school and found it the dominant sport.
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