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prep school — prep schools 1) N VAR: oft prep N In Britain, a prep school is a private school where children are educated until the age of 11 or 13. 2) N VAR In the United States, a prep school is a private school for students who intend to go to college after … English dictionary
prep school — n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: preparatory school] informal a ↑preparatory school … Dictionary of contemporary English
prep school — prep ,school noun count or uncount 1. ) in the U.S., a private school for children over the age of 11 that prepares them for college 2. ) in the U.K., a private school for children between the ages of 7 or 8 and 11or 13 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prep school — prep′ school n. cvb edu preparatory school • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
prep school — n. PREPARATORY SCHOOL … English World dictionary
prep school — n. = PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Etymology: abbr. of PREPARATORY * * * prep school, Informal. a preparatory school. * * * n. another term for preparatory school * * * noun, pl ⋯ schools [count] 1 US : a private school that prepares students for college 2 … Useful english dictionary
prep school — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms prep school : singular prep school plural prep schools 1) in the UK, a private school for children between the ages of 7 or 8 and 11 or 13 2) in the US, a private school for children over the age of … English dictionary
prep school — [ˈprep ˌskuːl] noun [C/U] 1) in the UK, a private school for children between the ages of 7 or 8 and 11 or 13 2) in the US, a private school for children over the age of 11 that prepares them for college … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
prep school — /ˈprɛp skul/ (say prep skoohl) noun → preparatory school …
prep school — noun /ˈprɛpˌskuːl/ a) A private school intended to prepare its students to get into prestigious universities. b) A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the most commonly at the age of eleven, and subsequent entry into public… … Wiktionary
