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      schools
      noun
      (India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
      (British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
      The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
      Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
      (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
      An art movement, a community of artists.
      An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
      (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
      (UK) At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
      The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
      The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
      A multitude.
      verb
      (transitive) To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
      (transitive) To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
      (transitive) To control, or compose, one’s expression.
      (intransitive, of fish) To form into, or travel in, a school.
      Roots
      scholeschool- · Greek · leisure, school
      Words related to schools
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