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[ prep-uh -rey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌprɛp əˈreɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of preparation 1350–1400; Middle English preparacion <Latin praeparātiōn- (stem of praeparātiō ), a preparing, equivalent to praeparāt (us ) (past participle of praeparāre to prepare) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM preparation non·prep·a·ra·tion, noun pre·prep·a·ra·tion, noun self-prep·a·ra·tion, noun su·per·prep·a·ra·tion, noun Words nearby preparation preoxygenation, prep, prepack, prepackage, prepacked, preparation , preparative, preparator, preparatory, preparatory school, prepare
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British Dictionary definitions for preparation 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 to: prep 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
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Words related to preparation training, groundwork, establishment, study, arrangement, rehearsal, preparedness, construction, formation, plan, qualification, measure, education, precaution, rundown, anticipation, basis, fitting, alertness, manufacture
Medical definitions for preparation n. A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.
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