I. ˈskül noun
Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold — more at scheme
Date: before 12th century
1. : an organization that provides instruction: as
a. : an institution for the teaching of children
b. : college , university
c.
(1) : a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university
(2) : one of the four faculties of a medieval university
(3) : an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university
the school of engineering
d. : an establishment offering specialized instruction
a secretarial school
driving school s
2.
a.
(1) : the process of teaching or learning especially at a school
(2) : attendance at a school
(3) : a session of a school
b. : a school building
c. : the students attending a school ; also : its teachers and students
3. : a source of knowledge
experience was his school
4.
a. : a group of persons who hold a common doctrine or follow the same teacher (as in philosophy, theology, or medicine)
the Aristotelian school
also : the doctrine or practice of such a group
b. : a group of artists under a common influence
c. : a group of persons of similar opinions or behavior ; also : the shared opinions or behavior of such a group
other school s of thought
5. : the regulations governing military drill of individuals or units ; also : the exercises carried out
the school of the soldier
II. transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill
well school ed in languages
b. : to discipline or habituate to something
school oneself in patience
2. : to educate in an institution of learning
Synonyms: see teach
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch schole; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate — more at skill
Date: 15th century
: a large number of fish or aquatic animals of one kind swimming together
IV. intransitive verb
Date: 1597
: to swim or feed in a school
bluefish are school ing