elem
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9.3
The first years of school for young children
- noun
- /ˈɛləm/
- Informal
:
escuela primaria
- My kids (2 in HS and 1 in elem, all are extremely intelligent and in the gifted program) are only at school for 6 short hours.
- 10, elem
- 9, elem
- 11 elem
Examples
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Scott Agruso, 9, attends Elem school in League City.
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Devin Gray, 10, is a student at East Houston Elem.
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Alissa Glenn, 11, is enrolled in Long Elem for her formal education.
Synonyms
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1.0
A school for children between five and eleven that teaches reading, writing, and basic math
is an informal short form used instead of the full school name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elem is a short form of elementary, a word that means 'basic' or 'first'. So people use elem to mean 'elementary school', the first stage of school for children.