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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);
- Example: "putting them in readiness"
- Example: "their preparation was more than adequate"
[syn: readiness, preparedness, preparation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.
   Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;
   prepared questions. -- Pre*par"ed*ly, adv. --Shak. --
   Pre*par"ed*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preparedness
    n 1: 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"
         [syn: readiness, preparedness, preparation]