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elementary school

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elementary school

–noun
the lowest school giving formal instruction, teaching the rudiments of learning, and extending usually from six to eight years.
Also called primary school.


Origin:
1835–45
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elementary school  
n.  
  1. A school for the first four to eight years of a child's formal education, often including kindergarten.

  2. The first four to eight years of a child's formal education. Also called grade school, grammar school, primary school.

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