| Pronunciation: | | pri'pehru`towree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" |
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PREPARATORY is a 11 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | preceding(a), preparative, propaedeutic |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*par"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praeparatorius: cf. F.
pr['e]paratoire.]
Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of
adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows;
introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a
preparatory condition.
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