grammar school
noun
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- (in the UK) a state secondary school to which pupils are admitted on the basis of ability. Since 1965 most have been absorbed into the comprehensive school system.（英国的） 国立中学（学生按能力高低录取, 1965年后大多纳入综合学校系统）。
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- historical a school founded in or before the 16th century for teaching Latin, later becoming a secondary school teaching academic subjects〈史〉文法学校（16世纪前后建立的教授拉丁语的学校, 这些学校后来成为教授其他文化基础学科的中学）。
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- US another term for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.〈美〉同ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.