school (/skuːl/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /skuːl/
Meaning
Meaning: place for learning
A place where children go to learn, or an institution for teaching a particular subject.
Examples
🗣 The children walk to school together every morning and come home in the afternoon.
Etymology
From Greek ‘skhole’ (leisure, then a place for learned discussion), via Latin ‘schola’.
How & Where It’s Used
A core word for education; the original Greek meaning was ‘leisure’.
Tags: education, place