oberrealschule

noun

ober·​re·​al·​schu·​le

-(r)rā¦älˌshülə

plural oberrealschules

-ləz

or oberrealschulen

-lən

: a German secondary school preparing students for the university and emphasizing modern languages and natural sciences rather than Latin or Greek compare gymnasium

Word History

Etymology

German, from ober upper (from Old High German obaro) + realschule; akin to Old High German ubar over

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