schoolhouse

school·house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skool-hous]
- /ˈskulˌhaʊs/
- /ˈskuːl.haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skool-hous]
- /ˈskulˌhaʊs/

Definitions of schoolhouse word

noun plural schoolhouse a building in which a school is conducted. 1
noun schoolhouse building used as a school 1
countable noun schoolhouse A schoolhouse is a small building used as a school. 0
noun schoolhouse a building used as a school, esp a rural school 0
noun schoolhouse a house attached to a school 0
noun schoolhouse a building used as a school 0

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Origin of schoolhouse

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, schoolhouse is from the late Middle English word scolehous. See school1, house

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Parts of speech for Schoolhouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Schoolhouse

schoolhouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

schoolhouse usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for schoolhouse

noun schoolhouse

halls of ivy — an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.

Just one Synonym for schoolhouse