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moonlight school

moonlight school noun: a night school for illiterate adults in the early 20th century, originally in Kentucky and later in other US states.

Noun

moonlight school (plural moonlight schools)

  1. (US, historical) A night school for illiterate adults in the early 20th century, originally in Kentucky and later in other US states.

Forms of moonlight school

pluralmoonlight schools

Questions about moonlight school

What does moonlight school mean?
Moonlight school means a night school for illiterate adults in the early 20th century, originally in Kentucky and later in other US states.
What part of speech is moonlight school?
Moonlight school is a noun.
What is the plural of moonlight school?
The plural of moonlight school is moonlight schools.

Words near moonlight school in the dictionary

  1. moonlight flits
  2. moonlight requisition
  3. moonlight requisitioned
  4. moonlight requisitioning
  5. moonlight requisitions
  6. moonlight school
  7. moonlight schools
  8. moonlight tower
  9. moonlight towers
  10. moonlight-and-magnolia
  11. moonlighted

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