grammar school

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gramere scole. === Pronunciation === === Noun === grammar school (countable and uncountable, plural grammar schools) (archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek. Hyponym: Latin grammar school (chiefly UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination. Synonym: (informal) grammar (US, rare, regional) Elementary school. ==== Derived terms ==== direct grant grammar school ==== Related terms ==== Latin grammar school ==== Translations ==== === See also === secondary modern school comprehensive school