preparative

[ pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair- ]
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adjective
noun
  1. something that prepares.

Origin of preparative

1
1400–50; late Middle English preparatif<Middle French <Medieval Latin praeparātīvus.See preparation, -ive

Other words from preparative

  • pre·par·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·pre·par·a·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for preparative

preparative

/ (prɪˈpærətɪv) /


adjective
  1. serving to prepare; preparatory

noun
  1. something that prepares

Derived forms of preparative

  • preparatively, adverb

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