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pub'lic school"




1. (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.
2. (in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the universities or for public service.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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