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grade school

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noun

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

Also graded school.

Origin of grade school

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby grade school

grade inflation, grade iv astrocytoma, grade line, grade point, grade point average, grade school, grade separation, grade-schooler, gradeability, graded post, gradeflation

Example sentences from the Web for grade school

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

The New Corruption Capital |Samuel P. Jacobs |March 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for grade school

grade school

noun

US another name for elementary school