How to pronounce school
American English pronunciation
SKOOL
- IPA
- /ˈskul/
- Syllables
- SKOOL (1 syllable)
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What school means
Most people know school in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A large group of fish swimming together
In a sentence: A school of silver fish flashed past the bottom of our boat.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old Dutch word meaning a crowd or troop, and it is related to shoal. It is a different word from school, the place for learning, which goes back to a Greek word for free time.
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