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Date:
1800-1900
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preparatory school
prep school
noun
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SCHOOL
prep school
[
uncountable and countable
]
informal
SES
a
preparatory school
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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preoperative
adjective
preordained
adjective
prep.
prep
1
noun
prep
2
verb
prep school
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prepackaged
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prepaid
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preparation
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