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public school

pub·lic school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhb-lik skool]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk skul/
    • /ˈpʌblɪk skuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhb-lik skool]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk skul/

Definitions of public school words

  • noun public school (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools. 1
  • noun public school (in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the universities or for public service. 1
  • noun public school private secondary school 1
  • abbreviation PUBLIC SCHOOL publicly-funded school 1
  • variable noun public school In Britain, a public school is a private school that provides secondary education which parents have to pay for. The pupils often live at the school during the school term. 0
  • variable noun public school In the United States, Australia, and many other countries, a public school is a school that is supported financially by the government and usually provides free education. 0
See all 11 definitions of public school

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Origin of public school

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Public school

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

public school popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.

public school usage trend in Literature

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