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Noun: preparation `prepu'reyshun- The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
"preparations for the ceremony had begun" - readying - A substance prepared according to a formula
"the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" - formulation - The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
- planning, provision - The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
"their preparation was more than adequate" - readiness, preparedness - (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" - Activity leading to skilled behaviour
- training, grooming - Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- homework, prep - The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"he left the preparation of meals to his wife" - cooking, cookery
Derived forms: preparations See also: prepare, ready, unready Type of: activity, cerebration, change of state, chemical compound, compound, harmony, intellection, mentation, musical harmony, school assignment, schoolwork, state, thinking, thought, thought process Antonym: resolution Part of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching Encyclopedia: Preparation |