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单词 preparatory school
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preparatory school

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noun

a private or parochial secondary school, especially one boarding its students and providing a college-preparatory education.
British. a private elementary school, especially one preparing its students for public school.
Also called prep school.

Origin of preparatory school

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby preparatory school

prepacked, preparation, preparative, preparator, preparatory, preparatory school, prepare, prepared, preparedness, prepared piano, preparental
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Example sentences from the Web for preparatory school

  • One year I passed in the preparatory-school of the missionary-house, and four years in the seminary itself.

    Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.

British Dictionary definitions for preparatory school

preparatory school

noun

(in Britain) a private school, usually single-sex and for children between the ages of 6 and 13, generally preparing pupils for public school
(in the US) a private secondary school preparing pupils for college
Often shortened to: prep school
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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