English Explanatory Dictionary

grade school

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Elementary school; primary school.

Word forms

grade school grade schools

Etymology

In contrast to high schools, the subsequent secondary school type, classes of this kind of school do not have typical nicknames. In a grade school all classes are simply enumerated 1st to 8th grade (called form or year in British English). In a high school, on the other hand, school year groups are in everyday parlance referred to as freshman/sophomore/junior/senior year.

Derived words

gradeschooler
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