Both Uses of
preparatory
in
War and Peace
- "Uncle" rose, and it was as if there were two men in him: one of them smiled seriously at the merry fellow, while the merry fellow struck a naive and precise attitude preparatory to a folk dance.†
Chpt 7 *
- During the ten-year preparatory period this man had formed relations with all the crowned heads of Europe.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(preparatory) preceding and preparing for something