Word: school Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scole, from Old English scōl (“place of education”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, from Late Latin schola, scola (“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”). Doublet of schola and shul. Compare Old Frisian skūle, schūle (“school”) (West Frisian skoalle, Saterland Frisian Skoule), Dutch school (“school”), Low German School (“school”), Old High German scuola (“school”), German Schule (“school”), Old Norse skóli (“school”). Influenced in some senses by Middle English schole (“group of persons, host, company”), from Middle Dutch scole (“multitude, troop, band”). See school (“group”). Related also to Old High German sigi (German Sieg, “victory”), Old English siġe, sigor (“victory”). Pronunciation: /skuːl/, [skuːɫ], /skul/, [skuɫ], /skʉːl/ 1. An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. Labels: Canada, India, US, countable, uncountable Example: Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood. Example: Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school. 2. An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university). Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools, said the report, as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. […] In Syria, 3,900 schools have been destroyed, damaged or occupied for purposes other than education since the start of the conflict over two years ago. 3. At Eton College, a period or session of teaching. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week. 4. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music. 5. An art movement, a community of artists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic movement of the time. 6. The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These economists belong to the monetarist school. Example: Let no man be leſſe confident in his holy faith […] by reason of any difference of judgement vvhich is in the ſeveral Schools of Chriſtians concerning the effects and conſequent bleſſings of this Sacrament. 7. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I’ll see you after school. 8. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He was a gentleman of the old school. Example: His face pale but striking, though not handsome after the schools. 10. An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable