Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grade school

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
grade school
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Elementary school; primary school.

Canadian usage; American usage

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grade schools (plural)

Derived Forms

gradeschooler

Synonyms

grammar school elementary school primary school

Questions

What does grade school mean?
Elementary school; primary school.
Where does grade school come from?
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.

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