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primary

adjective [before noun] (EDUCATION)
 
 
/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri/ US  /-mɚ.i/ UK

Definition

B1 of or for the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old: primary education a primary schoolSchools in general
(Definition of primary adjective (EDUCATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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