grammar school

English - Turkish

Definition of grammar school in English Turkish dictionary

gramer okulu

orta dereceli okul

ilköğretim okulu

İng. (öğrencileri üniversiteye hazırlayan) lise

orta öğretim okulu [brit.]

ilköğretim okulu [amer.]

orta öğretim okulu

English - English

Definition of grammar school in English English dictionary

A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek

Elementary school

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

elementary school or grade school (USA); high school, college preparatory school (Britain)

a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college

a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades

A grammar school is a school in Britain for children aged between eleven and eighteen who have a high academic ability. He is in the third year at Leeds Grammar School

Related Terms

grammar schools

plural form of grammar school

Hyphenation

gram·mar school

Turkish pronunciation

grämır skul

Pronunciation

/ˈgramər ˈsko͞ol/ /ˈɡræmɜr ˈskuːl/

Etymology

[ 'gra-m&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English gramere, from Middle French gramaire, modification of Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikE, from feminine of grammatikos of letters, from grammat-, gramma; more at GRAM.