school

/skul/ noun

Definition

A1 a place where children go to learn things: I ride my bike to school.

A2 [no plural] the time that you spend at school: I started school when I was five.

a dance, language, riding, etc. school A2 a place where you can study a particular subject: She goes to a dance school every Saturday.

B1 informal any college or university

(Definition of school noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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