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单词 private school
释义

private school

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noun

a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.

Origin of private school

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby private school

private pay bed, private placement, private practice, private press, private property, private school, private secretary, private sector, private treaty, private trust, private view
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Example sentences from the Web for private school

  • And he is a reformer, having successfully pushed through a statewide flat tax, business incentives, and private-school vouchers.

    The GOP's New 2012 Game Changer|Mark McKinnon|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • It was because of these outrageous experiences that I decided to base my first novel in the private-school world of Los Angeles.

    The West Coast Gossip Girl|Isabel Kaplan|July 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • Her private-school classmates were reading Dr. Seuss in kindergarten.

    How Science Screwed My Kids|Grace Poole|April 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • Here and there I met someone I had not seen since private-school days.

    Sonia Between two Worlds|Stephen McKenna

British Dictionary definitions for private school

private school

noun

a school under the financial and managerial control of a private body or charitable trust, accepting mostly fee-paying pupils
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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