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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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School — School, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ? leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
school — school1 [sko͞ol] n. [ME scole < OE scol < L schola, school < Gr scholē, leisure, that in which leisure is employed, discussion, philosophy, school < IE base * seĝh , to hold fast, overcome > SCHEME] 1. a place or institution for… … English World dictionary
School 4 — is one of several public elementary schools serving Clifton, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clifton Public Schools. It is located on West Second Street. It is one of 17 public elementary schools serving the city of Clifton.As of the… … Wikipedia
school — for teaching [OE] and school of fish [14] are different words. The former was borrowed into prehistoric Germanic from medieval Latin scōla, and has since evolved into German schule, Dutch school, Swedish skola, and Danish skole, as well as… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
school — Ⅰ. school [1] ► NOUN 1) an institution for educating children. 2) a day s work at school; lessons. 3) any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline. 4) a department or faculty of a university. 5) N. Amer. informal a… … English terms dictionary
school — for teaching [OE] and school of fish [14] are different words. The former was borrowed into prehistoric Germanic from medieval Latin scōla, and has since evolved into German schule, Dutch school, Swedish skola, and Danish skole, as well as… … Word origins
school — [n1] place, system for educating academy, alma mater, blackboard*, college, department, discipline, establishment, faculty, hall, halls of ivy*, institute, institution, jail*, schoolhouse, seminary, university; concepts 287,289 school [n2]… … New thesaurus
School — School, n. [For shoal a crowd; prob. confused with school for learning.] A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
School — School, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Schooling}.] 1. To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach. [1913 Webster] He s gentle, never schooled, and yet learned. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To tutor; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
School — «School» Canción de Nirvana LP Bleach Publicación 15 de junio de 1989 … Wikipedia Español
School's In — Album par Maceo Parker Sortie 2005 Genre Jazz funk, Soul jazz Albums de Maceo Parker … Wikipédia en Français
