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approved school

ap·prove school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-proov skool]
    • /əˈpruv skul/
    • /əˈpruːvd skuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-proov skool]
    • /əˈpruv skul/

Definitions of approved school words

  • countable noun approved school In Britain in the past, an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime. 3
  • noun approved school (in Britain) a government school for delinquent boys or girls. 1
  • noun approved school (Britain) An institution for the care and education of young offenders; a reformatory. 0
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Origin of approved school

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Approved school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Approved school

approved school popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

approved school usage trend in Literature

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