preparative
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of preparative
1400–50; late Middle English preparatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin praeparātīvus. See preparation, -ive
Example Sentences
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To solve this problem, Gurian and his co-author Simon May, a former Perimeter postdoctoral researcher now serving as an ERC Preparative Fellow at Bielefeld University, developed a new code called KISS-SIDM.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
By a report from Cedar Creek Preparative Meeting, it appears that Walter Payne has removed to Philadelphia.
From Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison by Barnard, Ella Kent
Josiah Forster, Joseph Marriage, and Peter Bedford--have visited the families of Friends here, and attended the Preparative Meeting which was held on First-day last.
From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by Yeardley, John
Preparative to his little mine, as he calls it.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel
"Now being Thus far ready for Exercise, attempt the Striking of your Strings; but before you do That, Arm yourself with Preparative Resolutions to gain a Handsome—Smooth—Sweet—Smart—Clear—Stroak; or else Play not at all."
From The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. by Saint-George, Henry
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