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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

escuela primaria

Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-kwe-la pri-ma-ria

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Elementary school/ˌɛl.ɪˈmɛn.tər.i skuːl/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1420 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los niños asisten a la escuela primaria para aprender lo básico."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A school for young children, typically from ages 5 to 11, that provides the first stage of formal education.

    "The children eagerly walked to elementary school every morning, excited to learn new things."
  2. 2

    An institution where basic subjects such as reading, writing, and arithmetic are taught.

    "In elementary school, students often participate in various activities beyond academics, including art and music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'elementary' derives from the Latin 'elementarius', relating to elements or first principles, entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century. 'School' traces back through Latin 'schola' to the ancient Greek 'scholē', originally meaning leisure or spare time devoted to learning. Together, the compound refers to the primary institution where children receive their first formal education.

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