[onlybeforenoun] (formal) done in order to prepare for sth:
preparatory meetings / studies / work * After a few preparatory drawings, she completed the portrait in one session. * Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President's visit.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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