grade school

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [greyd skool]
- /greɪd skul/
- /ɡreɪd skuːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyd skool]
- /greɪd skul/

Definitions of grade school words

noun grade school an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades. 1
noun grade school kindergarten through 6th 1
variable noun grade school In the United States, a grade school is the same as an elementary school. 0
noun grade school elementary school 0
noun grade school (Canada, US, education) An elementary school or primary school. 0

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Origin of grade school

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Grade school

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grade school

grade school popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for grade school

noun grade school

grammar school — an elementary school.
primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
preparatory school — a private or parochial secondary school, especially one boarding its students and providing a college-preparatory education.

All 3 Synonyms of grade school