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primary school

noun

  1. a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.

  2. elementary school.



primary school

noun

  1. (in Britain) a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior section

  2. (in the US and Canada) a school equivalent to the first three or four grades of elementary school, sometimes including a kindergarten

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of primary school1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Jakob claimed that his father had punched and kicked him while he was still in primary school and threatened to beat him to death during one argument.

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While Bayern boast some of the biggest names in world football, Auckland's team includes a primary school teacher, an insurance broker, a barber, a sales representative at Coca-Cola, a car retailer, and several students.

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Parents of children starting primary school in England, Wales and Scotland this September have been told which school has offered them a place.

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Ivor is now in primary school with his sisters which Sarah said has "helped tremendously" in managing her work and administration of her son's care.

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An Edinburgh bakery has hired a "queue warden" after parents from a local primary school warned its long line of customers were forcing children onto the road.

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