"preparatory" meaning in English

See preparatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/ [General-American], /-ˈpɛɹ-/ [General-American], /-ˈpæɹ-/ [General-American], /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹət(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈpæɹ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈpɛəɹ-/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-preparatory.wav
Etymology: From Middle English preparatori, from Late Latin praeparatorius. By surface analysis, prepare + -atory. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|preparatori}} Middle English preparatori, {{der|en|LL.|praeparatorius}} Late Latin praeparatorius, {{surf|en|prepare|-atory}} By surface analysis, prepare + -atory Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preparatory (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: preparatorily, preparatory it (english: = anticipatory it), preparatory school → prep school, preparatory subject Translations (of or pertaining to preparation): přípravný (Czech), voorbereidend (Dutch), alustava (Finnish), valmisteleva (Finnish), valmistelu- (Finnish), préparatoire (French), vorbereitend (German), előkészítő (Hungarian), felkészítő (Hungarian), alapozó (Hungarian), nulladik (note: "0th year" before university) (Hungarian), persiapan (Indonesian), preparatoria (Italian), preliminare (Italian), preparatorio [masculine] (Italian), praeparatorius (Latin), подготвителен (podgotvitelen) (Macedonian), persediaan (Malay), whakataka (Maori), przygotowawczy (Polish), pregătitor [masculine] (Romanian), preliminar [masculine] (Romanian), preparator [masculine] (Romanian), подготовительный (podgotovitelʹnyj) (Russian), förberedande (Swedish)
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