day school

[ dey-skool ]

noun
  1. a private school for students living outside the school (distinguished from boarding school): We are a co-ed boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12, on beautiful 200-acre grounds overlooking the lake.

  2. a school for adults or mature students, held in the daytime (distinguished from night school): Our school board currently offers adults night school credits as well as a flexible day school program.

  1. a usually independent school delivering alternative or specialized instruction throughout the regular school day, as opposed to only after school or on weekends: I attended Hebrew day school as a child, but now send my son to a public elementary school.

Origin of day school

1
First recorded in1775–85

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How to use day school in a sentence

  • There was day-school for me until I was eight years old, and then I had to turn in and work thirteen hours a day.

    How to Succeed | Orison Swett Marden
  • It was a mixed day-school in the village, and it was controlled by a Board which had the village butcher as its chairman.

British Dictionary definitions for day school

day school

noun
  1. a private school taking day students only: Compare boarding school

  2. a school giving instruction during the daytime: Compare night school

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