primary school

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Noun

primary school (countable and uncountable, plural primary schools)

  1. (British, Australia, sometimes Philippines, education) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.
    Synonyms: elementary school, grade school
    The child's mother was tearful as he boarded the bus for his first day of primary school.
    My primary school is a good place to study.

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