elementary school

/ˌel·əˈmen·tri ˌskul/, /-ˈmen·tə·ri/ n [C] (also grade school, primary school, dated grammar school)

Definition

› a school that provides the first part of a child’s education, usually for children between five and eleven years old

(Definition of elementary school n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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