preparative

[ pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair- ]
/ prɪˈpær ə tɪv, -ˈpɛər- /
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adjective

preparatory.

noun

something that prepares.
a preparation.

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Origin of preparative

1400–50; late Middle English preparatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin praeparātīvus. See preparation, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM preparative

pre·par·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·pre·par·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby preparative

prep., prepack, prepackage, prepacked, preparation, preparative, preparator, preparatory, preparatory school, prepare, prepared
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Words related to preparative

preparatory, inaugural, previous, preliminary, anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, incipient, initial, opening, original, prefatory, primary, prior, provisional, rudimentary, initiatory, inductive

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British Dictionary definitions for preparative

preparative
/ (prɪˈpærətɪv) /

adjective

serving to prepare; preparatory

noun

something that prepares

Derived forms of preparative

preparatively, adverb
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