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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A secondary or elementary school run and supported by private individuals or a corporation rather than by a government or public agency.
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- noun North America, Australia A fee-charging
private or independentschool .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition
Etymologies
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From private + school.
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