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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A preparatory school.
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- noun US A
private school intended toprepare its students to get into prestigiousuniversities . - noun UK A private
primary school whichprepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of eleven, and subsequent entry intopublic school .
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- noun a private secondary school
Etymologies
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clipping of preparatory + school
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