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preparatory school

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


Origin:
1815–25
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prep school  
n.   Informal
A preparatory school.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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