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preparatory

UK: /prɪˈpær.ə.tər.i/ US: /-ˈper.ə.tɔːr-/

Translation

adj
preparatorio,ria
preliminar
preparatory school (form)
en el Reino Unido, colegio privado para niños entre 7 y 13 años
(form)
en EE. UU., colegio privado para niños mayores de 11 años
(tb prep school)
(Definition of preparatory adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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