preparatory school

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preparatory school

noun preparatory schools

  1. US A private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.
  2. UK A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of thirteen, and subsequent entry into public school.

    Similar: prepper

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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{preparatory_school_2026,
  title = {preparatory school},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preparatory%20school},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}