preparative
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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
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adjectiveDefinition of PREPARATIVE
— pre·par·a·tive·ly adverb
Examples of PREPARATIVE
- <preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain>
First Known Use of PREPARATIVE
circa 1530
Related to PREPARATIVE
- Synonyms
- beginning, introductory, precursory, prefatory, prelim, prelusive, preliminary, preparatory, primary
Rhymes with PREPARATIVE
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