industrial school
in·dus·tri·al school
I i Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-duhs-tree-uh l skool]
- /ɪnˈdʌs tri əl skul/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-duhs-tree-uh l skool]
- /ɪnˈdʌs tri əl skul/
Definitions of industrial school words
- noun industrial school a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; trade or vocational school. 1
- noun industrial school a school for educating neglected children or juvenile delinquents committed to its care and training them to some form of industry. 1
- noun industrial school a training school that teaches students the skills they will need to work in industry 0
- noun industrial school such a school formerly providing education for delinquent boys 0
- noun industrial school a school where industrial arts are taught 0
- noun industrial school such a school to which neglected or delinquent youths are sent for habilitation 0
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Origin of industrial school
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55
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Parts of speech for Industrial school
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
industrial school popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
industrial school usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for industrial school
noun industrial school
- reform school — reformatory (def 2).
- reformatory — serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.
- tech — technical: The engineers sat together exchanging tech talk.
- training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
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