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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

première année

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pʁəm.jɛʁ a.ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
First-grade/ˈfɜːst.ɡreɪd/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est entré en première année d'école primaire."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or designating the first school year of formal elementary education following kindergarten.

    "My daughter is very excited about starting first-grade classes this fall."
As noun
  1. 1

    The first grade level in elementary school, or the group of students attending it.

    "The first-grade went on a field trip to the local natural history museum."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'first' (from Old English 'fīrsta', superlative of fore) and 'grade' (from Latin 'gradus', meaning a step, degree, or stage). Established in North American educational terminology during the 19th century to denote the initial primary school year for children typically aged six.

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