What does preparatory mean?

preparatory means "preceding and preparing for something".

How many syllables are in preparatory?

preparatory has 5 syllables: pre-par-a-to-ry. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /pɹɪˈpɛɹəˌtɔɹi/.

What is another word for preparatory?

Close synonyms include preparative, propaedeutic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preparatory a common word?

preparatory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with preparatory?

59 words rhyme with preparatory. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Preparatory — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
preceding and preparing for something
“preparatory steps”
Synonymspreparative propaedeutic
Similarpreceding

Questions about preparatory

What does preparatory mean?: preparatory means "preceding and preparing for something".
How many syllables are in preparatory?: preparatory has 5 syllables: pre-par-a-to-ry. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /pɹɪˈpɛɹəˌtɔɹi/.
What is another word for preparatory?: Close synonyms include preparative, propaedeutic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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