pre-primaryadj.

Brit.

/priːˈprʌɪm(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈpraɪˌmɛri/,

/ˌpriˈpraɪm(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, primary adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + primary adj.

1. U.S. Preceding a primary election.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [adjective] > before an election

pre-election1872

pre-primary1903

1903 J. Foord Life & Public Services Simon Sterne viii. 268 Their manner of holding primary elections and pre-primary ones.

1922 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 16 413 In the following states bills providing some kind of pre-primary endorsing convention appeared.

1959 Western Polit. Q. 12 454 The political parties give pre-primary endorsement to candidates.

2004 Polit. Res. Q. 57 376/1 The importance of the pre-primary period to determining party nominees.

2. Designating a school, class, etc., attended by children before they are eligible for primary school.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > nursery school

pre-primary1922

pre-preparatory1936

pre-prep1963

1922 Elem. School Jrnl. 23 144 Seventy-eight children who were in pre-primary grades during the preceding semester were also tested in January, 1922.

1934 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 3 157/1 The vast majority of such pupils attend pre-primary and elementary schools which constitute separate or segregated systems.

1964 Economist 25 Apr. 356/2 The pre-primary schools—voluntary to the age of five, then compulsory for one year.

1990 North West Tel. (Port Hedland, Austral.) 19 Sept. 10/2 Pre-primary centres were attached to primary schools under the jurisdiction of the school principal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-primary
释义	pre-primaryadj. Brit. /priːˈprʌɪm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌpriˈpraɪˌmɛri/, /ˌpriˈpraɪm(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, primary adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + primary adj. 1. U.S. Preceding a primary election. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [adjective] > before an election pre-election1872 pre-primary1903 1903 J. Foord Life & Public Services Simon Sterne viii. 268 Their manner of holding primary elections and pre-primary ones. 1922 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 16 413 In the following states bills providing some kind of pre-primary endorsing convention appeared. 1959 Western Polit. Q. 12 454 The political parties give pre-primary endorsement to candidates. 2004 Polit. Res. Q. 57 376/1 The importance of the pre-primary period to determining party nominees. 2. Designating a school, class, etc., attended by children before they are eligible for primary school. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > nursery school pre-primary1922 pre-preparatory1936 pre-prep1963 1922 Elem. School Jrnl. 23 144 Seventy-eight children who were in pre-primary grades during the preceding semester were also tested in January, 1922. 1934 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 3 157/1 The vast majority of such pupils attend pre-primary and elementary schools which constitute separate or segregated systems. 1964 Economist 25 Apr. 356/2 The pre-primary schools—voluntary to the age of five, then compulsory for one year. 1990 North West Tel. (Port Hedland, Austral.) 19 Sept. 10/2 Pre-primary centres were attached to primary schools under the jurisdiction of the school principal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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