Preparatory

ahd-5
  • adjective. Serving to make ready or prepare; introductory. synonym: preliminary.
  • adjective. Relating to or engaged in study or training that serves as preparation for advanced education.
  • adverb. In preparation for. Used with to:
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Preparing or serving to prepare the way for something to follow; antecedent; preparative; introductory: as, to adopt preparatory measures.
  • In course of preparation; receiving preparative instruction or training: as, a preparatory student.
  • noun. A preparative.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. preceding and preparing for something
    • Equivalent
    preceding  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    declaratory  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    collegiate  compulsory  educational  elementary  exhaustive  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antecedent  anterior  basic  before  chief  
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