Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preparatory school

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
prepara-to-ry school
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.

American usage

noun

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.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

preparatory schools (plural)

Synonyms

prepper prep school

Questions

What does preparatory school mean?
A private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.

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