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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 to prepare its students to get into prestigious universities.
  • noun UK A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of eleven, and subsequent entry into public school.

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  • noun a private secondary school

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clipping of preparatory + school

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