primary school

noun

1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
2

Examples of primary school in a Sentence

She goes to primary school.
Recent Examples on the Web The number of primary school students is also falling, due to a shortage of male teachers. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024 Mass casualty shootings and killings with firearms are exceptionally rare in Britain following a mass shooting at a primary school in Scotland in 1996 that killed 16 students and a teacher. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024 Following a mass shooting at a primary school in Scotland in 1996 that killed 16 students and a teacher, Parliament banned private ownership of most handguns and semi-automatic weapons; since then there have been no school shootings in the U.K., though attacks with blades remain a serious issue. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 July 2024 With support from Paris 2024, the French Ministry of National Education has also launched a 30-minute daily exercise program in over 1,000 primary schools throughout France. Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for primary school 

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Word History

Etymology

translation of French école primaire

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of primary school was in 1792

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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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