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escalator school

escalator school noun: a Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.

Noun

escalator school (plural escalator schools)

  1. A Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.

Forms of escalator school

pluralescalator schools

Origin of escalator school

So called because students usually rise to the next grade without having to take entrance exams.

Questions about escalator school

What does escalator school mean?
Escalator school means a Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.
What part of speech is escalator school?
Escalator school is a noun.
What is the plural of escalator school?
The plural of escalator school is escalator schools.

Words near escalator school in the dictionary

  1. escalator
  2. escalator barrel
  3. escalator barrels
  4. escalator clause
  5. escalator clauses
  6. escalator school
  7. escalator schools
  8. escalatored
  9. escalatoring
  10. escalators
  11. escalatory

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