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Preparation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Preparation? [n] the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" [n] the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" [n] preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [n] activity leading to skilled behavior [n] the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [n] (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 disonance" [n] the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [n] a substance prepared according to a formula Synonyms \| Synonyms for Preparation: cookery \| cooking \| formulation \| grooming \| homework \| planning \| prep \| preparedness \| provision \| readiness \| readying \| training Related Terms \| Find terms related to Preparation: See Also \| activity \| agreement \| alert \| applecart \| arrangement \| baking \| boiling \| braising \| broil \| broiling \| browning \| calculation \| cerebration \| change of state \| chemical compound \| cleaner \| cleanser \| cleansing agent \| compound \| cuisine \| culinary art \| deliberation \| deployment \| discipline \| drill \| education \| educational activity \| exercise \| fire control \| forethought \| frying \| glycerinated gelatin \| grilling \| harmony \| instruction \| intellection \| makeready \| malice aforethought \| mens rea \| mentation \| military training \| musical harmony \| nebula \| pedagogy \| percolation \| planning \| poaching \| polish \| practice \| practice session \| premeditation \| priming \| prolusion \| qui vive \| ready \| recitation \| retraining \| roasting \| sauteing \| school assignment \| schooling \| seasoning \| simmering \| skull practice \| skull session \| smelling salts \| state \| stewing \| teaching \| tenderisation \| tenderization \| thinking \| thought \| toasting \| tune-up \| turnaround \| turnround \| warm-up Preparation In Webster's Dictionary \Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]paration, L. praeparatio. See {Prepare}.] 1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign. 2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war. 3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure. I will show what preparations there were in nature for this dissolution. --T. Burnet. 4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery. I wish the chemists had been more sparing who magnify their preparations. --Sir T. Browne. In the preparations of cookery, the most volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed. --Arbuthnot. 5. An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak. 6. (Mus.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See {Suspension}. 7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak.

Preparation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Preparation?

[n] the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
[n] the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
[n] preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
[n] activity leading to skilled behavior
[n] the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
[n] (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 disonance"
[n] the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
[n] a substance prepared according to a formula

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Preparation In Webster's Dictionary

\Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]paration, L.
praeparatio. See {Prepare}.]
1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a
   particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous
   arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the
   preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation
   of troops for a campaign.

2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness;
   readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for
   war.

3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a
   preparatory act or measure.

         I will show what preparations there were in nature
         for this dissolution.                 --T. Burnet.

4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain
   process or for a particular purpose; a combination.
   Specifically:
   (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use.
   (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a
       specimen.
   (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.

             I wish the chemists had been more sparing who
             magnify their preparations.       --Sir T.
                                               Browne.

             In the preparations of cookery, the most
             volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed.
                                               --Arbuthnot.

5. An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak.

6. (Mus.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the
   next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until
   resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a
   discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear
   is prepared for the shock. See {Suspension}.

7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak.

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