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(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
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The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.
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A multitude.
verb
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(of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.
noun
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An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
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Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.
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An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
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At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
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Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.
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Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
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We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.
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An art movement, a community of artists.
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The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time.
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(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
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These economists belong to the monetarist school.
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The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
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I'll see you after school.
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The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
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The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
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He was a gentleman of the old school.
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An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
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To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
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Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton.
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To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
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To control, or compose, one's expression.
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She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.