PUBLIC SCHOOL
\pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl], \pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl], \p_ˈʌ_b_l_ɪ_k s_k_ˈuː_l]\
Definitions of PUBLIC SCHOOL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
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private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition
By Princeton University
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In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class.
By Oddity Software
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In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class.
By Noah Webster.
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