Meaning of grammar school | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

“The largest building at one end, now used as a church hall, was originally the village's one-roomed grammar school, also endowed by the Lumleys.”

“It is a world where grammar school is the only way up, but at the cost of subjugation to educational tyranny and eventual estrangement from the family that was once so "proud" of your achievements.”

“Bradshaw eulogises again about "considerable manufactures of woollen cloth", plus the "excellent grammar school, founded by Edward VI".”

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