Preparative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n.
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     1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously
        fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative
        unto sermons." --Hooker.
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     2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary
        preparatives for our voyage." --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work.
                                                    -- South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preparative
       adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"
             [syn: {preparatory}, {propaedeutic}]