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primary school
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primary school
(noun)
primary school
noun
plural
primary schools
primary school
noun
plural
primary schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIMARY SCHOOL
:
a school for young children
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count
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a new
primary school
[=(
US
)
elementary school
, (
US
)
grade school
]
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She goes to
primary school
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