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preparative

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) preparative (noun)
  2. 2) preparative (adjective)

1pre·par·a·tive

noun \pri-ˈpa-rə-tiv\

Definition of PREPARATIVE

: something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else : preparation

First Known Use of PREPARATIVE

14th century

Rhymes with PREPARATIVE

comparative, reparative

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