PREPARATIVE


Meaning of PREPARATIVE in English

adj. & n.

adj. preparatory.

n. 1 Mil. & Naut. a signal on a drum, bugle, etc., as an order to make ready. 2 a preparatory act. preparatively adv.

[ ME f. OF preparatif -ive f. med.L praeparativus (as PREPARE) ]

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