preparation
Americannoun
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a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something.
preparations for a journey.
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any proceeding, experience, or the like considered as a mode of preparing for the future.
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an act of preparing.
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the state of being prepared.
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something prepared, manufactured, or compounded.
a special preparation for sunbathers.
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a specimen, as an animal body, prepared for scientific examination, dissection, etc.
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Music.
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the preparing of a dissonance, by introducing the dissonant tone as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.
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the tone so introduced.
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New Testament. the day before the Sabbath or a feast day.
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British. work done by students in preparation for class; homework.
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the Preparation, the introductory prayers of the Mass or other divine service.
noun
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the act or process of preparing
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the state of being prepared; readiness
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(often plural) a measure done in order to prepare for something; provision
to make preparations for something
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something that is prepared, esp a medicinal formulation
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homework
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Usually shortened to: prep. the period reserved for this
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music
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the anticipation of a dissonance so that the note producing it in one chord is first heard in the preceding chord as a consonance
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a note so employed
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(often capital) the preliminary prayers at Mass or divine service
Other Word Forms
- nonpreparation noun
- prepreparation noun
- self-preparation noun
- superpreparation noun
Etymology
Origin of preparation
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English preparacion, from Latin praeparātiōn-, stem of praeparātiō, from praeparāt(us) “made ready beforehand” (past participle of praeparāre “to make ready beforehand”; prepare ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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“The king of preparation can’t prepare. I bet that is terrifying for you. Loosen up.”
From Literature
They arrived to cheers from crowds waving Welsh flags and holding bunches of daffodils, before sipping hot drinks and chatting to people making signs, baking cakes and making traditional stew in preparation for the festivities.
From BBC
That is enough of a motivation for Carrick, who says there is no personal element to his preparations at all.
From BBC
“We just kept reminding them to just take a breath, stay present and just really trust their training and their preparation that they’ve had leading into today,” McDonald said.
From Los Angeles Times
The potentially disruptive impact of AI was evident again on Friday, after payments company Block—led by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey—said it would shed 40% of its staff in preparation for the AI age.
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