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charity school

char·i·ty school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [char-i-tee skool]
    • /ˈtʃær ɪ ti skul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [char-i-tee skool]
    • /ˈtʃær ɪ ti skul/

Definition of charity school words

  • noun charity school an elementary school, usually funded by charitable persons or organizations, for those unable to pay: a forerunner of the public-school system. 1

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Origin of charity school

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Charity school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

charity school popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

charity school usage trend in Literature

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