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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. preceding and preparing for something;
- Example: "preparatory steps"
[syn: preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]paratif.] Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. [1913 Webster] Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. -- South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n. [1913 Webster] 1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary preparatives for our voyage." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preparative adj 1: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" [syn: preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic]