school

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

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