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first grades

first grades is the plural of first grade.

Meaning of first grade

Noun

first grade (plural first grades)

  1. (US) The first or second year of grade school depending on classification, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six.
    Synonyms:
    grade one, grade 1

Questions about first grades

What is first grades the plural of?
First grades is the plural of first grade.

Words near first grades in the dictionary

  1. first gentleman
  2. first gentlemen
  3. first grade
  4. first grader
  5. first graders
  6. first grades
  7. First Guy
  8. First Guys
  9. first half
  10. first halves
  11. first hand

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