finishing-school

A form of finishing school — A private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society.

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Meanings

nounfinishing-school (plural finishing-schools)

plural finishing-schools

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of finishing school.
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APA

finishing-school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing-school

MLA

“finishing-school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing-school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finishing-school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing-school.

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