grammar school

Meaning

  1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
  2. (UK, countable, uncountable) 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, countable, rare, regional, uncountable) Elementary school.

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English gramere scole.

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