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Definition
preceding and preparing for something
- "You do me great wrong, dear Cousin Hepzibah!" said he, first kindly offering her his hand, and then drawing on his glove preparatory to departure.Chapter 8 — The Pyncheon of To-day (90% in)
There are no more uses of "preparatory" in The House of the Seven Gables.
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