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preparation definition

prepa·ra·tion (prep′ə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or process of preparing
  2. the condition of being prepared; readiness
  3. something done to prepare; preparatory measure
  4. something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
  5. Music
    1. the preparing for a dissonant chord by using the dissonant tone as a consonant tone in the immediately preceding chord
    2. a tone so used

Etymology: ME preparacion < MFr preparation < L praeparatio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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