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grade school

grade school noun: elementary school; primary school.

Noun

grade school (plural grade schools)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US, rare) Elementary school; primary school.

Forms of grade school

pluralgrade schools

Origin of grade school

In contrast to high schools, the subsequent secondary school type, classes of this kind of school do not have typical nicknames. In a grade school all classes are simply enumerated 1st to 8th grade (called form or year in British English). In a high school, on the other hand, school year groups are in everyday parlance referred to as freshman/sophomore/junior/senior year.

Words formed from grade school

Questions about grade school

What does grade school mean?
Grade school means elementary school; primary school.
What part of speech is grade school?
Grade school is a noun.
What is the plural of grade school?
The plural of grade school is grade schools.

Words near grade school in the dictionary

  1. grade one
  2. grade point
  3. grade point average
  4. grade point averages
  5. grade points
  6. grade school
  7. grade schools
  8. grade seven
  9. grade six
  10. grade sixer
  11. grade sixers

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