Definition of Primary school

1. Noun. A school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades.

Exact synonyms: Elementary School, Grade School, Grammar School
Generic synonyms: School
Specialized synonyms: Junior School, Infant School

Definition of Primary school

1. Noun. (schools) The first formal, obligatory school. Usually begins with kindergarten or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primary School

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Literary usage of Primary school

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1884)
"... the top receives the good will and support of the people, the labor and fond care of the teachers, while the foundation, the primary school, the school ..."

2. National Education in Europe: Being an Account of the Organization by Henry Barnard (1854)
"primary school«. See Pru.<aia, France., ae. " " gradation of, 91, 387, 609. " " course of instruction in Germany, 49. " " " • " Holland, 609. ..."

3. Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the ... Annual Meeting by Southern Educational Association (1899)
"While the scheme suggested begins with the primary school and extends through grammar ... In beginning with the primary school instead of the kindergarten, ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"In my opinion, any child of ordinary ability in the primary school distinguishes half an apple from a whole one, or half an inch from a whole inch—not in ..."

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