preparation

Noun
Synonyms: readyingformulationplanningprovisionreadinesspreparednesstraininggroominghomeworkprepcookingcookery

WordNet 3.0

Noun (8)

  1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose“preparations for the ceremony had begun”Synonyms: readying
  2. a substance prepared according to a formula“the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine”Synonyms: formulation
  3. 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”Synonyms: planningprovision
  4. 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”Synonyms: readinesspreparedness
  5. (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 dissonance”
  6. activity leading to skilled behaviorSynonyms: traininggrooming
  7. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)Synonyms: homeworkprep
  8. 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”Synonyms: cookingcookery
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Preparation \Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]paration, L. praeparatio. See Prepare.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2.The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war. [1913 Webster]

3.That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure. [1913 Webster]

I will show what preparations there were in nature for this dissolution.— T. Burnet.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

I wish the chemists had been more sparing who magnify their preparations.— Sir T. Browne.[1913 Webster]
In the preparations of cookery, the most volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]

5.An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

7.Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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