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preparatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preparatory \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preparatory adj : preceding and preparing for something "preparatory steps" [syn: {preparative}]
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