Definitions

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  • adjective Not school, or not directly related to school
  • noun A building or organization that is not a school.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ school

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Examples

  • The education department had a policy that prohibited religious instruction and worship at public schools during nonschool hours.

    Churches at Schools Get a Reprieve Tamer El-Ghobashy 2012

  • At the University of California, Berkeley, for example, students who buy the school plan pay $10.80 for an X-ray on campus, while nonschool-plan holders pay $54.

    Don't Get Sick on Campus 2010

  • But the same body of research shows that nonschool factors matter even more than teachers.

    Has Ravitch hurt 'Superman’s' Oscar ambitions? Valerie Strauss 2010

  • According to University of Washington economist Dan Goldhaber, about 60 percent of achievement is explained by nonschool factors, such as family income.

    Has Ravitch hurt 'Superman’s' Oscar ambitions? Valerie Strauss 2010

  • Not good enough, especially for disadvantaged kids whose nonschool hours often undermine what they're taught in class, but pretty good.

    The Case for Saturday School Chester E. Finn Jr. 2010

  • We haven't paid for nonschool endeavors for Luke, our college junior, who has worked the past four summers at a robotics-engineering shop -- an internship equivalent -- to raise cash.

    A Summer Internship: Who Foots the Bill? By STEPHEN KREIDER YODER 2010

  • We haven't paid for nonschool endeavors for Luke, our college junior, who has worked the past four summers at a robotics-engineering shop -- an internship equivalent -- to raise cash.

    A Summer Internship: Who Foots the Bill? By STEPHEN KREIDER YODER 2010

  • Not good enough, especially for disadvantaged kids whose nonschool hours often undermine what they're taught in class, but pretty good.

    The Case for Saturday School Chester E. Finn Jr. 2010

  • We haven't paid for nonschool endeavors for Luke, our college junior, who has worked the past four summers at a robotics-engineering shop -- an internship equivalent -- to raise cash.

    A Summer Internship: Who Foots the Bill? By STEPHEN KREIDER YODER 2010

  • Not good enough, especially for disadvantaged kids whose nonschool hours often undermine what they're taught in class, but pretty good.

    The Case for Saturday School Chester E. Finn Jr. 2010

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