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View synonyms for grade school

grade school

noun

  1. an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.


grade school

noun

  1. another name for elementary school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grade school1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences

You probably remember your grade school science teachers explaining that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

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In grade school classrooms filled with dozens of students, teachers have long been expected to notice and report who’s having an off day or suffering with something more weighty.

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We used to race model cars in grade school, and now we’re back out here.

He had also, for all intents and purposes, removed all mention of Mendelian genetics from biology textbooks at every level from grade school on through university.

The kids start ski and mountain-bike racing in grade school.

Craig-Lewis was an 11-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, a position she had aspired to since grade school.

Reeves spoke to The Daily Beast about his films, grade school beat-downs, being biracial, and much more.

“He lords himself over everyone,” a teacher who has known him since grade school confided in me.

While still in grade school, Scott was cast in a Bruce Weber campaign for Calvin Klein.

Just recall that grade-school lesson about the Dutch grabbing Gotham for a string of beads.

When grade school was over Jensie had been sent away to a high class private boarding school for girls.

I just saw him and remembered that he was in my room at grade school.

"It reminds me of a kid I knew quite well when I was in grade school," Ren said.

About where he had gone to grade school or high school and that sort of thing?

I went to grade school in Seagoville up to the second grade.

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