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A young person attending school. Also: The small hole in the middle of your eye that lets the light shine in.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Knowledge is not what the pupil remembers but what he cannot forget.
  • "Therefore, the Liberal Democrats have proposed the concept of what we call a pupil premium, an enhanced level of funding".
  • The other pupil is also a Scotch Lad Brother to Sir — Ramsey; but I don't like him, and of course he will never come to much.
  • A 24mm exit pupil is not desirable or possible optically.
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