Prep school and Preparatory school

Prep school

Prep school noun - A private secondary school.
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Preparatory school is a synonym for prep school in school topic. In some cases you can use "Preparatory school" instead a noun phrase "Prep school", when it comes to topics like junior high and high school.

Preparatory school

Preparatory school noun - A private secondary school.

Prep school is a synonym for preparatory school in preliminary educational institution topic. You can use "Prep school" instead a noun phrase "Preparatory school".
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