preparative

[ pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair- ]

/ prɪˈpær ə tɪv, -ˈpɛər- /

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adjective

preparatory.

noun

something that prepares.

a preparation.

Origin of preparative

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

OTHER WORDS FROM preparative

pre·par·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·pre·par·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby preparative

prep, prepack, prepackage, prepacked, preparation, preparative, preparator, preparatory, preparatory school, prepare, prepared

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Example sentences from the Web for preparative

Our joy on earthour religionwhen it is a fruit of the Spirit, is at once a preparative and a prelude to the joys of heaven.
A Lamp to the Path|W. K. Tweedie
If I were to elongate my phiz by way of preparative for a sigh, she would split her little sides with laughing at me.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
He is the first tincture and rudiment of a writer, dipped as yet in the preparative blue, like an almanac well-willer.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various
Holy living is the best, the only, preparative for holy dying.
The Words of Jesus|John R. Macduff

It is as solemn a preparative as the "warning voice which he who saw the Apocalypse heard cry."
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb|Charles Lamb

British Dictionary definitions for preparative

preparative

/ (prɪˈpærətɪv) /

adjective

serving to prepare; preparatory

noun

something that prepares

Derived forms of preparative

preparatively, adverb

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单词	preparative
释义	preparative [ pri-par-uh-tiv, -pair- ] / prɪˈpær ə tɪv, -ˈpɛər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR preparative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective preparatory. noun something that prepares. a preparation. Origin of preparative 1400–50; late Middle English preparatif<Middle French <Medieval Latin praeparātīvus.See preparation, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM preparative pre·par·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·pre·par·a·tive, adjective Words nearby preparative prep, prepack, prepackage, prepacked, preparation, preparative, preparator, preparatory, preparatory school, prepare, prepared Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preparative Our joy on earthour religionwhen it is a fruit of the Spirit, is at once a preparative and a prelude to the joys of heaven. A Lamp to the Path\|W. K. Tweedie If I were to elongate my phiz by way of preparative for a sigh, she would split her little sides with laughing at me. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)\|William Alexander Caruthers He is the first tincture and rudiment of a writer, dipped as yet in the preparative blue, like an almanac well-willer. Character Writings of the 17th Century\|Various Holy living is the best, the only, preparative for holy dying. The Words of Jesus\|John R. Macduff It is as solemn a preparative as the "warning voice which he who saw the Apocalypse heard cry." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb\|Charles Lamb British Dictionary definitions for preparative preparative / (prɪˈpærətɪv) / adjective serving to prepare; preparatory noun something that prepares Derived forms of preparative preparatively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to preparative preparatory, inaugural, previous, preliminary, anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, incipient, initial, opening, original, prefatory, primary, prior, provisional, rudimentary, starting, initiatory
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preparative

adjective

noun

Origin of preparative

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Example sentences from the Web for preparative

British Dictionary definitions for preparative

adjective

noun

Derived forms of preparative

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