Found 2 items, similar to Preparatory.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preparatory preparatory adj : preceding and preparing for something; “preparatory steps” [syn: preparative, propaedeutic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preparatory Preparatory \Pre*par"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praeparatorius: cf. F. pr['e]paratoire.] Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a preparatory condition. [1913 Webster]