Meaning & use

schoolwide

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Affecting or involving an entire school, rather than a single class or grade.

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The principal announced a schoolwide assembly to discuss the new dress code.

A schoolwide fundraiser raised money for new playground equipment.

A note on using this word

A compound formed by adding the suffix '-wide' to 'school,' following the same pattern as 'citywide' or 'nationwide.'

Words with a similar meaning

campuswide

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