prep

English

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Abbreviation

prep

1. preposition.

Noun

prep (countable and uncountable; plural preps)

1. (countable) Preparation.
2. (informal, countable) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy. [from late 19th c.]
3. (UK, uncountable) Homework, work set to do outside class time, used widely in public schools and preparatory schools but not state schools.

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French: prep Italian: prep, prepo

Latin: praep, praepus

Verb

prep (third-person singular simple present preps, present participle prepping, simple past and past participle prepped)

1. (informal) To prepare.

Anagrams

• perp