Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

normal school

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
nor-mal school
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French école normale, so called because the norms of pedagogy are taught there.

Usage

Inflected Forms

normal schools (plural)

Synonyms

teachers college

Questions

What does normal school mean?
A school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.
Where does normal school come from?
Calque of French école normale, so called because the norms of pedagogy are taught there.

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