preparatory school

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpreparatory school (plural preparatory schools)

plural preparatory schools

  1. USA private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.
  2. UKA 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.

    Synonyms: prepper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna private secondary school

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prep school
Broader
secondary schoollyceumlycee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto privata lernejo
  • privata lernejoUK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination
Finnish yksityislukio, lukio
  • yksityislukioUS: school that prepares for university
  • lukioUS: school that prepares for university
  • preppauskouluUS: school that prepares for university
  • yksityinen peruskouluUK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination
Hungarian gimnázium, magániskola
  • gimnáziumUS: school that prepares for university
  • magániskolaUS: school that prepares for university
  • magángimnáziumUS: school that prepares for university
  • egyetemi előkészítő iskolaUK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination
Japanese 予備校, 塾
  • 予備校 (yobikō)US: school that prepares for university
  • 塾 (juku)UK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination
Polish szkoła przygotowująca na studia, szkoła prywatna
  • szkoła przygotowująca na studiaUS: school that prepares for university
  • szkoła prywatnaUK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination
Spanish preparatoria
  • preparatoriaUS: school that prepares for university
Cite this entry
APA

preparatory school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparatory%20school

MLA

“preparatory school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparatory%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preparatory school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preparatory%20school.

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