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preparation.

The act of preparing or getting ready.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act of preparing or getting ready.

    uncountable
    I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.
  2. The state of being prepared; readiness.

    uncountable
  3. That which is prepared. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

    countable · uncountable
    The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
  4. That which is prepared. A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.

    countable · uncountable
  5. That which is prepared. Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

    Judaism · countable · uncountable
  7. Devotional exercises introducing an office.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.

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