prep

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} [[preparation|Preparation]].
2. {{lb|en|horse racing}} A [[preparatory]] [[race]] or [[workout]].
3. {{abbreviation of|en|preposition}}.
4. {{senseid|en|school}} {{lb|en|informal|countable}} A [[prep school]].
5. {{lb|en|informal|countable}} A student or graduate of a [[prep school]], a [[preppy]]. {{defdate|from late 19th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|UK|chiefly|[[private school]]s|uncountable}} {{cap|homework}}; work set to do outside class time.
7. {{lb|en|Australia}} [[nursery school|Nursery school]]; [[preschool]].
8. {{lb|en|Philippines}} [[preparatory|Preparatory]] [[level]]; the last two levels or the fourth and fifth years of [[preschool]]; the two levels before [[first grade]].
9. {{alternative form of|en|PrEP}}.

Verb

1. {{senseid|en|verb}} {{lb|en|informal|transitive}} To [[prepare]].

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