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Definition
preceding and preparing for something
- All my aunts and uncles talked it over as if they were choosing a prep school for me, and finally said, "Why — ye-es," with very grave, hesitant faces.p. 3.6
- One of my most vivid memories is of coming back West from prep school and later from college at Christmas time.p. 175.3
There are no more uses of "preparatory" in The Great Gatsby.
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