[pre.par.a.tive] n (14c): something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else: preparation
[2]preparative adj (ca. 1530): preparatory -- pre.par.a.tive.ly adv
[pre.par.a.tive] n (14c): something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else: preparation
[2]preparative adj (ca. 1530): preparatory -- pre.par.a.tive.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012