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| prekindergarten |
schooling for very young children that prepares them for kindergarten. Kindergarten in the U.S. is the first year of public elementary school, which children usually begin at age five. |
| primary school |
a school that comprises the first six grades; elementary school. [1/2 definitions] |
| proton |
an elementary particle of matter in the nucleus of all atoms, having a positive electrical charge. |
| public school |
in the US, an elementary or secondary school that is part of a system of free schools supported by public taxes and supervised by local officials. [1/2 definitions] |
| quantum |
a discrete and irreducible unit of measurement, such as the spin of an elementary particle. [1/3 definitions] |
| quark |
any of several elementary particles believed to be components of protons, neutrons, and related particles. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. [1/2 definitions] |
| secondary school |
a school that is intermediate between elementary school and college; junior high school or high school. |
| semiliterate |
able to read and write on an elementary level. [1/3 definitions] |
| social studies |
a course of study including history, geography, civics, and other social sciences in elementary and secondary schools. |
| student teacher |
a college student in training to become a teacher who teaches in an elementary or secondary school under close supervision, usu. to fulfill a requirement for a degree in education; practice teacher. |
| weak interaction |
a weak force between elementary particles that is responsible for beta decay, neutrino absorption and emission, and some particle decay. (Cf. strong interaction.) |
| yeshiva |
an Orthodox Jewish elementary school for both religious and secular training. [1/2 definitions] |
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