grade school

grade school
noun
a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑school
• Hyponyms: ↑junior school, ↑infant school

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noun also graded school
1. : elementary school : an elementary school system
2. : the elementary grades

a young boy still in grade school

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an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
[1850-55, Amer.]

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grade school noun (N American)
An elementary school corresponding broadly to the British primary school, often with a nursery school element
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Main Entry: ↑grade

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grade school UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular grade school plural grade schools] american
a primary school
Thesaurus: schoolshyponym

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grade school,
U.S. an elementary school or grammar school; graded school.

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n. an elementary school
Derivatives:
grade schooler n.

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noun, pl ⋯ schools [count, noncount]

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ˈgrade school [grade school] noun (informal)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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