Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preparative

/pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: prepar-a-tive
IPA: /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That serves to prepare something

adj

preliminary or preparatory

adj

Pertaining to the synthesis, purification, or isolation of compounds from mixtures or raw materials.

noun

Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary

Example Sentences

"preparative chromatography"
"preparative discussions"
"necessary preparatives for our voyage"
"a preparative unto sermons"
"All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys, / The champions and enthusiasts of the state: / Turbid ardors and vain joys / Not barrenly abate— / Stimulants to the power mature, / Preparatives of fate."

Etymology

From Middle English preperatif, from Middle French preparatif and Medieval Latin prēparātīvus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: preperatif, preparatif, prēparātīvus

Inflected Forms

more preparative (comparative) most preparative (superlative) preparatives (plural)

Derived Forms

micropreparative postpreparative preparatively semipreparative

Synonyms

preparatory propaedeutic

Questions

How do you pronounce preparative?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/.
What does preparative mean?: That serves to prepare something
Where does preparative come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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