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primary school

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl

Definitions

  1. A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade
  2. A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.
    Australia, British, India, New-Zealand, Philippines, countable, sometimes, uncountable

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Examples

“The child's mother was tearful as he boarded the bus for his first day of primary school.”
“My primary school is a good place⟳ to study⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

primary school student primary sector primary source primary storage primary stress primary structure

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