Realgymnasium
See also: realgymnasium
English
Noun
Realgymnasium (plural Realgymnasiums)
- Synonym of real school.
German
Etymology
From real (“real, concerned with things as opposed to words or ideas”) + Gymnasium (“secondary school”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Realgymnasium n (strong, genitive Realgymnasiums, plural Realgymnasien)
- (historical) A real school: a secondary school with a focus on modern science and languages rather than literature, Greek, and Latin.
- Antonyms: Gymnasium, Realschule
- (Austria, Switzerland) A secondary school with a focus on STEM studies rather than general studies.
Declension
Declension of Realgymnasium [neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Realgymnasium” in Duden online