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Preparative vs Prelusive - What's the difference?

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Preparative is a related term of prelusive.


As adjectives the difference between preparative and prelusive

is that preparative is while prelusive is acting as a prelude; preliminary.

preparative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That serves to prepare something
    • preparative chromatography
  • preliminary or preparatory
    • preparative discussions

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary
  • * Dryden
    • Necessary preparatives for our voyage.
  • * Hooker
    • A preparative unto sermons.
  • * Herman Melville
    • All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys, / The champions and enthusiasts of the state: / Turbid ardors and vain joys / Not barrenly abate— / Stimulants to the power mature, / Preparatives of fate.
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    prelusive

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
  • *1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :
  • *:On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!

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