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prep·a·ra·tion (pr

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1. The act or process of preparing.

2. The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.

3. A preliminary measure that serves to make ready for something. Often used in the plural: preparations for the wedding.

4. A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.

5. Music

a. The anticipation of a dissonant tone by means of its introduction as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.

b. The dissonant tone so anticipated.

preparation

Noun

1. the act of preparing or being prepared

2. (often pl) something done in order to prepare for something else: to make preparations for a wedding

3. something that is prepared, such as a medicine

4. Brit old-fashioned

a. homework

b. the period reserved for this

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Noun	1.	preparation - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" readying fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" deployment - the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work groundwork - preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago" makeready - final preparation and adjustments priming - the act of making something ready planning - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself" turnround, turnaround - act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip tune-up, warm-up, prolusion - exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
	2.	preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" formulation cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent - a preparation used in cleaning something chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight glycerinated gelatin - a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories nebula - a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer polish - a preparation used in polishing starch - a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering smelling salts - a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness
	3.	preparation - 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" planning, provision cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought, premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting
	4.	preparation - 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" preparedness, readiness state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" ready - poised for action; "their guns were at the ready" alert, qui vive - condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
	5.	preparation - (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" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner musical harmony, harmony - the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords resolution - (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
	6.	preparation - activity leading to skilled behavior grooming, training activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" athletic training - the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete discipline - training to improve strength or self-control drill - (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" military training - training soldiers in military procedures retraining - training for a new occupation schooling - the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) skull practice, skull session - teaching strategy to an athletic team toilet training - training a young child to use the toilet
	7.	preparation - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) homework, prep school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
	8.	preparation - 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" cookery, cooking change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics baking - cooking by dry heat in an oven toasting, browning - cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" broil, broiling, grilling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) frying, sauteing - cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle fusion cooking - cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines braising - cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture poaching - cooking in simmering liquid roasting - cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours" simmering, stewing, boiling - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil tenderisation, tenderization - the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it percolation - the act of making coffee in a percolator seasoning - the act of adding a seasoning to food cuisine, culinary art - the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared challah, hallah - (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking Jewish rye, Jewish rye bread - (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds calamari, calamary, squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice brown sauce, Chinese brown sauce - a sauce based on soy sauce caramelise, caramelize - convert to caramel caramelise, caramelize - be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" alcoholise, alcoholize - make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes" alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" conserve - preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid salt - preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships" marinade, marinate - soak in marinade; "marinade herring" can, tin, put up - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" brine - soak in brine fortify, lace, spike - add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk" boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" boil down, decoct, concentrate, reduce - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" ovenbake - bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken" brown - fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan" coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" farce, stuff - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" baste - cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" souse - cook in a marinade; "souse herring" micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" crispen, toast, crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs" parboil, blanch - cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"