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subprimary

subprimary adjective: below the primary level; less than primary.

Adjective

subprimary (not comparable)

  1. Below the primary level; less than primary.
    • Nursery school is a form of subprimary education.

Origin of subprimary

From sub- + primary.

Questions about subprimary

What does subprimary mean?
Subprimary means below the primary level; less than primary.
What part of speech is subprimary?
Subprimary is an adjective.

Words near subprimary in the dictionary

  1. subprehensile
  2. subpremium
  3. subprepucial
  4. subpreputial
  5. subprimal
  6. subprimary
  7. subprimate
  8. subprimates
  9. subprime
  10. subprimes
  11. subprincipal

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