preparation

Definitions

1. The act of preparing or getting ready
2. The act of preparing or getting ready.
   uncountable
3. The state of being prepared; readiness
4. The state of being prepared; readiness.
   uncountable
5. That which is prepared. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared
6. That which is prepared.
   countable, uncountable
7. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
   countable, uncountable
8. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared
9. A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
   countable, uncountable
10. A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen
11. Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
    countable, uncountable
12. The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
    Judaism, countable, uncountable
13. Devotional exercises introducing an office.
    countable, uncountable
14. The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.”

“The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.”

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