prep school


Origin:
1890–95

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prep school
 
n
informal See preparatory school

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Prep school is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
She only went on the streets to earn the money for her prep school education.
If you are in prep school or college, please provide transcripts through your senior year.
Duke, the object of many a prep school student's swoon, has thirty-five.
He overestimates the lingering self-confidence and prestige of the prep school elite.
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