Definition of Preparatory school

1. Noun. A private secondary school.

Exact synonyms: Prep School
Generic synonyms: Gymnasium, Lycee, Lyceum, Middle School, Secondary School
Specialized synonyms: Choir School, Schola Cantorum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preparatory School

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preparatory school (current term)
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Literary usage of Preparatory school

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1894)
"THE preparatory school. To nearly every master in a preparatory school the question must at some time or other have presented itself, whether the work in ..."

2. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1909)
"The Point of View of the preparatory school WILLIAM ORR, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS N my adolescent days, when to teach Greek in a high ..."

3. Announcement by Washington State University (1902)
"Applicants for admission to the preparatory school, School of Agriculture, ... The completion of the course of the preparatory school or the School of ..."

4. Announcement by Washington State University (1903)
"Applicants for admission to the preparatory school, School of Agriculture, ... The completion of the course of the preparatory school or the School of ..."

5. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1898)
"Thus the preparatory school has become a necessity, and it is here to stay. Without it as a feeder, many colleges would disband within a single decade. ..."

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