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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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preparation Synonyms

preparation

n.

  1. The act of preparing

    preparing, fitting, making ready, manufacture, readying, putting in order, establishment, compounding, adapting, rehearsal, incubation, gestation, building, construction, formation, maturing, anticipation, founding, foreseeing, development, homework, spadework, groundwork, evolution, furnishing, build-up*.

  2. The state of being prepared

    preparedness, readiness, fitness, adaptation, suitability, capacity, qualification, background, ripeness, mellowness, maturity, training, education, equipment.

  3. Something that is prepared

    arrangement, product, compound; see mixture 1.


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preparation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • dissertation: Year 4 Is the MSc Dissertation which consists of the preparation of a dissertation of approximately 12, 500 to 15,000 words in length.

Converse of object

  • oversee: He oversees the preparation of final reports describing the works completed.

Preposition: for

  • exam: Attention will also be paid to preparation for exams.

Adjective modifier

  • herbal: Always remember to use herbs and herbal preparations simply and safely.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-season: And they end their pre-season preparations with a home game with Castleton on August 8th, just four days before their first league game.
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preparation quotes

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

-Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

   Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

-Stevenson, Robert Louis

The story of Colonel Chapman's adventures is typical of the British way of war, and therefore begins with a complete lack of preparation.

-Wavell, Archibald Percival, 1st Earl

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