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schoolhouse

school·house

US/ˈskulˌhaʊs/ uncommon

noun

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a building where young people receive education

  • “the school was built in 1932”
  • “he walked to school every morning”
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From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs, skoalhûs (“schoolhouse”), Dutch schoolhuis (“schoolhouse”), German Schulhaus (“schoolhouse”).

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