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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
preparation
n 1: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of
some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had
begun" [syn: preparation, readying]
2: a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician
prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" [syn:
formulation, preparation]
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in
the event of something happening; "his planning for
retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn:
planning, preparation, provision]
4: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
action (especially military action); "putting them in
readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn:
readiness, preparedness, preparation]
5: (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard
in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is
often the preparation for another dissonance" [ant:
resolution]
6: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: training,
preparation, grooming]
7: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at
home) [syn: homework, prep, preparation]
8: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application
of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who
have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of
meals to his wife" [syn: cooking, cookery, preparation]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Preparation \Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]paration, L.
praeparatio. See Prepare.]
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1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a
particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous
arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the
preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation
of troops for a campaign.
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2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness;
readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for
war.
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3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a
preparatory act or measure.
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I will show what preparations there were in nature
for this dissolution. --T. Burnet.
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4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain
process or for a particular purpose; a combination.
Specifically:
(a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use.
(b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a
specimen.
(c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
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I wish the chemists had been more sparing who
magnify their preparations. --Sir T.
Browne.
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In the preparations of cookery, the most
volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed.
--Arbuthnot.
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5. An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. (Mus.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the
next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until
resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a
discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear
is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
[1913 Webster]
7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for Preparation:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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