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public school
pub·lic school (plural pub·lic schools)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. state-funded school: a state-funded elementary or secondary school providing education free for children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade
2. independent fee-charging secondary school: in England and Wales, an independent fee-charging secondary school, typically a single-sex boarding school
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