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prep (prep)

adjective

☆ preparatory a prep school

intransitive verb prepped, prepping prep′·ping

  1. to attend a preparatory school
  2. to prepare oneself by study, training, etc.

transitive verb

to prepare (a person or thing) for something; specif., to prepare (a patient) for surgery, childbirth, etc.
prep2 definition

prep

  1. preparation
  2. preparatory
  3. preposition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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