day school

noun

: an elementary or secondary school held on weekdays
specifically : a private school without boarding facilities

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Early ones, like the Shawnee mission school during its first years, were church-run day schools located on reservations. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025 Furman is married to Ariela Dubler, the head of school at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, a Jewish day school in Manhattan. Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025 Local News Tamim Academy of Howard County will open as the county's first Jewish day school this fall. Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025 Annual tuition at American day schools has risen to a record-high $49,284, a 7.4 percent increase from last year, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day school

Word History

First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of day school was in 1718

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“Day school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20school. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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