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real schools

real schools is the plural of real school.

Meaning of real school

Noun

real school (plural real schools)

  1. (historical) A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek.
    • The duke of Brunswick... has caused real schools, in contra-distinction to verbal, to be erected at Brunswick.1765, Johann Gottlob Krueger, An Essay on the Education of Children, page 65
    Synonyms:
    Realgymnasium, Reformrealgymnasium, realshule

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What is real schools the plural of?
Real schools is the plural of real school.

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