school
/skuːl/
#192 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A place where children go to learn from teachers.
Word origin
From Old English scol, taken from Latin schola, which came from a Greek word for leisure and then for a place of learning.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- schola
Grammar
Gender
Pluralschools
Examples
children walk school every morning.
"School" is the place where they go to learn.
are schools town.
"Schools" is the plural, meaning more than one school.
is best reader school.
"School" names the place where the lessons happen.
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