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preparation
[ prep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something:
preparations for a journey.
- any proceeding, experience, or the like considered as a mode of preparing for the future.
- an act of preparing.
- the state of being prepared.
- something prepared, manufactured, or compounded:
a special preparation for sunbathers.
- a specimen, as an animal body, prepared for scientific examination, dissection, etc.
- Music.
- the preparing of a dissonance, by introducing the dissonant tone as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.
- the tone so introduced.
- New Testament. the day before the Sabbath or a feast day.
- British. work done by students in preparation for class; homework.
- the Preparation, the introductory prayers of the Mass or other divine service.
preparation
/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or process of preparing
- the state of being prepared; readiness
- often plural a measure done in order to prepare for something; provision
to make preparations for something
- something that is prepared, esp a medicinal formulation
- esp in a boarding school
- homework
- the period reserved for this Usually shortened toprep
- music
- the anticipation of a dissonance so that the note producing it in one chord is first heard in the preceding chord as a consonance
- a note so employed
- often capital the preliminary prayers at Mass or divine service
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzp··tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
- -a·tDz noun
- p·a·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of preparation1
Example Sentences
It was Monday evening and day one of a week's preparation that ends with a Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider against France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday was done.
The programme will be broadcast on Friday 9 May on BBC One, giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the band's preparations for Basel.
Authorities investigating the case say the suspected cause is negligent food preparation.
Katie Moran, an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law who specializes in bar exam preparation, said this begged a series of questions.
Bolsonaro was visited in hospital by a court official on Wednesday, who delivered a summons giving him five days to present his initial defence against coup charges, in preparation for his trial.
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