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   prep

   /prɛp/

   noun

   • 1. (in an independent school) schoolwork that is set to be done outside normal school hours. British
   • ▪ (especially in a boarding school) a period set aside for doing homework or preparing for lessons.
   • 2. relating to education in a prep school: "sixth-formers and prep pupils"
   • 3. a student in a prep school. North American

   Word Origin mid 19th century: abbreviation of preparation.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

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