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preparative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]paratif.] Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work -- South. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n. 1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. ``A preparative unto sermons.'' --Hooker. 2. That which is done in the way of preparation. ``Necessary preparatives for our voyage.'' --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preparative adj : preceding and preparing for something "preparatory steps" [syn: {preparatory}]
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