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1. preparation.
2. preparatory.
3. prepare.
4. preposition.
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abbrev
1. Preparation
2. Preposition
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prep. abbreviation linguistics
preposition
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–adj.
Informal. preparatory: »
a good prep course in business English.
–v.i.
1. U.S. Informal. to attend preparatory school.
2. Informal. to study; prepare: »
She prepped for the real thing in a succession of out-of-town productions, from Munich, Germany to Pocatello, Idaho (Time).
–v.t.
U.S. Informal. to prepare: »
preparing a part in the school play.
–n.
2. Informal. preparation of lessons; homework: »
It is necessary to devote the long winter evenings to long weary hours of prep (Punch).
prep.,
1. preparation.
2. preparatory.
3. preposition.
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abbr. preposition
Useful english dictionary. 2012.