preparatory
adjective/prɪˈpærətri/
/prɪˈpærətɔːri/
(formal)- done in order to prepare for something
- preparatory meetings
- After a few preparatory drawings, she completed the portrait in one session.
- preparatory to something Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President's visit.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreparatory is used with these nouns:- conference
- drawing
- meeting
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin praeparatorius, from praeparat- ‘made ready beforehand’, from the verb praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.
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