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noun
A school within a private domestic place, rather than in a public facility or private institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of boarding school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, dated, uncountable
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Synonyms: boarding school
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verb
To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To be educated at home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
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Across languages
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