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dame school

dame school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deym skool]
    • /deɪm skul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deym skool]
    • /deɪm skul/

Definitions of dame school words

  • noun dame school (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write 3
  • noun dame school a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home. 1

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Origin of dame school

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Dame school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dame school popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.

dame school usage trend in Literature

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