prep school

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prep school

  • /ˈpɹɛpˌskuːl/ US

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Clipped compound of preparatory school.

noun prep schools

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of preparatory school

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noun US: school that prepares for university

Españolpreparatoria
日本語予備校 yobikō

noun UK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination

日本語塾 juku

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@misc{prep_school_2026,
  title = {prep school},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prep%20school},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}