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/e.kɔl/

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Translation

school

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Word origin

From Latin schola ('school, leisure for learning'), itself borrowed from Greek skhole ('leisure, discussion, lecture').

Origin
Latin
Root
schola
English cognates
school, scholar, scholastic

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

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The children leave for school at eight in the morning.

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The school is closed during the Christmas holidays.

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She loved school from a very young age.

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The children come home from school before dinner.

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My old school is near the park.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 8: école, possible, lire and 7 more words.