PREPARATIVE


Meaning of PREPARATIVE in English

— preparatively , adv.

/pri par"euh tiv, -pair"-/ , adj.

1. preparatory.

n.

2. something that prepares.

3. a preparation.

[ 1400-50; late ME preparatif praeparativus. See PREPARATION, -IVE ]

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