Usually means: Done in preparation; beforehand; preliminarily.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. preparatorily: Merriam-Webster
  2. preparatorily: Collins English Dictionary
  3. preparatorily: Vocabulary.com
  4. preparatorily: Wordnik
  5. preparatorily: Wiktionary
  6. preparatorily: Dictionary.com
  7. preparatorily: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. preparatorily: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (preparatorily)

▸ adverb:  In a preparatory manner.

Similar:
preparatively, preparingly, premonitorily, preactively, premeditately, proemially, preveniently, anticipatorily, premorbidly, preallably, more...

Opposite:
postliminary, subsequently, afterward, later, following

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Similar:
preparatively, preparingly, premonitorily, preactively, premeditately, proemially, preveniently, anticipatorily, premorbidly, preallably, more...

Opposite:
postliminary, subsequently, afterward, later, following



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