Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beacon school

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
bea-con school
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.

British usage

Etymology

From the figurative sense of beacon, since such schools were supposed to serve as an example to others.

Usage

Inflected Forms

beacon schools (plural)

Questions

What does beacon school mean?
A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.
Where does beacon school come from?
From the figurative sense of beacon, since such schools were supposed to serve as an example to others.

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