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preparatory school

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A usually private secondary school that prepares students for college.
  • noun A usually private elementary school in Great Britain that prepares students for public school.

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  • noun a private secondary school

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synonyms (18)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Gymnasium
  2. Latin school
  3. Realgymnasium
  4. Realschule
  5. academy
  6. grammar school
  7. high
  8. high school
  9. intermediate school
  10. junior high
  11. junior high school
  12. middle school
  13. prep school
  14. public school
  15. secondary school
  16. seminary
  17. senior high
  18. senior high school

hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. gymnasium
  2. lycee
  3. lyceum
  4. middle school
  5. secondary school

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. choir school
  2. schola cantorum

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