grammar school
Noun

grammar school (plural grammar schools)

  1. (archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
  2. (chiefly UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.
  3. (US, rare, regional) Elementary school.
Related terms Translations
  • Italian: liceo classico
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