(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~s of a school are the children who go to it.
Over a third of those now at secondary school in Wales attend schools with over 1,000 ~s...
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2.
A ~ of a painter, musician, or other expert is someone who studies under that expert and learns his or her skills.
After his education, Goldschmidt became a ~ of the composer Franz Schreker.
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3.
The ~s of your eyes are the small, round, black holes in the centre of them.
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