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21preparatory — adj. Preparatory is used with these nouns: ↑conference, ↑drawing, ↑meeting, ↑school, ↑sketch, ↑work …
22preparatory to — as a preparation for. → preparatory …
23preparatory to — we locked all the doors and windows preparatory to leaving Syn: in preparation for, before, prior to, preliminary to …
24preparatory — adj preparative, preliminary, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial; introductory, inaugural, beginning, opening, initial, initiatory, first; rudimentary, elementary, basic, primary, fundamental; prerequisite, qualifying, college… …
25preparatory to — before something else, as a preparation for it He was gathering up his belongings preparatory to leaving …
26preparatory — /prəˈpærətri/ (say pruh paruhtree) adjective 1. serving or designed to prepare or make ready: preparatory arrangements. 2. preliminary or introductory. 3. of or relating to education which prepares a child for admission to secondary schooling,… …
27Preparatory school — or prep school may refer to:*University preparatory school, a school in North America that is a private secondary school, typically charging high fees, designed to prepare students aged 14 18 for higher education at a university or college.… …
28Preparatory School Islamabad — is a privately owned co ed school in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mrs. Ashraf is the principal of this school. It is a small school of about 450 students. There are three houses in the school, Courage, Endeavour and Honour. A Sports Day is held annually …
29preparatory school — preparatory schools N VAR A preparatory school is the same as a prep school. [BRIT] …
30preparatory school — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a private school for pupils between the ages of seven and thirteen. 2) N. Amer. a private school that prepares pupils for college or university …
