preparatory

Sentences
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Wolff   attended   Shirley   House
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  Preparatory   School
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  and   Beaumont   College   in   Windsor ,  England
England
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Currently ,  the   preparatory   school
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  is  co-educational  and   also   includes   boarders .
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Meaning

Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

Synonyms

preliminary
C1
preparative
introductory
41k
prep
C1
preparation
C1
initial
C1
prior
C1
primary
B2
propaedeutic
prefatory
tentative
31k

preparatory school

prep school
preamble
preceding
33k
precursory
prelim
36k
probationary
41k
provisional
21k
rudimentary
27k
temporary
B2
working
A1
prelusive
prefatorial
provisionary
preparational
anticipatory

preallable

beginning
A2
beta
C1
elementary
C1
expectant
34k
exploratory
34k
for the time being
get ready
initiation
C2
interim
C2
introduction
C1
lower
B1
multiplication table
Translations

préparatoire
preparatorio

preliminair

voorbereidend
preparatorio
voorafgaand
vorbereitend
preparatório
preliminare

προκαταρκτικός

preliminar
preparatori
vor

hazırlayıcı

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
preparatori
In summary

From Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepare + -atory.

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