preparation

Preparation means the actions taken to get something ready.

(noun)

An example of preparation is a cook chopping up ingredients for a soup.

Preparation is defined as the level of readiness.

(noun)

An example of preparation is how prepared a presenter is to give a speech.

The definition of a preparation is a mixture made for a specific use.

(noun)

An example of a preparation is a sauce made for use in a meal the next day.

See preparation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or process of preparing
the condition of being prepared; readiness
something done to prepare; preparatory measure
something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
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

Origin: ME preparacion < MFr preparation < L praeparatio

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See preparation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or process of preparing.
The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.
A preliminary measure that serves to make ready for something. Often used in the plural: preparations for the wedding.
A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.
Music
a. The anticipation of a dissonant tone by means of its introduction as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.
b. The dissonant tone so anticipated.

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