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reform schools

reform schools is the plural of reform school.

Meaning of reform school

Noun

reform school (plural reform schools)

  1. (dated) A penal institution for juveniles, especially males.
    • And through this one small error of judgment, Elwood’s life is changed when he is sent to a reform school called Nickel.2019 July 26, Aminatta Forna, “The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead review”, in The Guardian

Questions about reform schools

What is reform schools the plural of?
Reform schools is the plural of reform school.

Words near reform schools in the dictionary

  1. reform dress
  2. Reform Jew
  3. Reform Judaism
  4. reform mathematics
  5. reform school
  6. reform schools
  7. reformability
  8. reformable
  9. reformade
  10. reformades
  11. reformado

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