Etymology

normal school

Today it means: A school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America. Full definition →

French école normale
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  1. French · calque ofécole normale
  2. English todaynormal school

Calque of French école normale, so called because the norms of pedagogy are taught there.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.