preparation

noun

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

(uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.

(countable) That which is prepared.

A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

(anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.

(music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

(Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

Devotional exercises introducing an office.

(music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front paro-par · Latin · prepare

Synonyms for preparation

readyingn prepn preparingv readinessn planningn trainingn formulationn spadeworkn arrangementsn groomingn provisionn anticipationn rehearsaln outfittingn

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