Definition of school
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: an organization that provides instruction: such as
a
: an institution for the teaching of children
b
: college, university
c(1)
: a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university
(2)
: one of the four faculties of a medieval university
(3)
: an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university
the school of engineering
d
: an establishment offering specialized instruction
a secretarial school driving schools
2a(1)
: the process of teaching or learning especially at a school
(2)
: attendance at a school
(3)
: a session of a school
b
: a school building
c
: the students attending a school
also
: its teachers and students
3
: a source of knowledge
experience was his school
4a
: a group of persons who hold a common doctrine or follow the same teacher (as in philosophy, theology, or medicine)
the Aristotelian school
also
: the doctrine or practice of such a group
b
: a group of artists under a common influence
c
: a group of persons of similar opinions or behavior
also
: the shared opinions or behavior of such a group
other schools of thought
5
: the regulations governing military drill of individuals or units
also
: the exercises carried out
the school of the soldier
school
verb (1)
schooled; schooling; schools
Definition of school (Entry 2 of 4)
1a
: to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill
well schooled in languages
b
: to discipline or habituate to something
school oneself in patience
2
: to educate in an institution of learning
The child was schooled at great cost to her family.
school
noun (2)Definition of school (Entry 3 of 4)
: a large number of fish or aquatic animals of one kind swimming together
school
verb (2)
schooled; schooling; schools
Definition of school (Entry 4 of 4)
: to swim or feed in a school
bluefish are schooling
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The first known use of school was before the 12th century
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