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pre•par•a•to•ry



Pronunciation: (pri-par'u-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē, -pâr'-, prep'ur-u-), [key]
—adj.
1. serving or designed to prepare: preparatory arrangements.
2. preliminary; introductory: preparatory remarks.
3. of or pertaining to training that prepares for more advanced education.

—adv.
preparatory to, in advance of; before: The astronauts met with the press preparatory to lifting off.

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