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preparation

noun
  1. the act of preparing something, such as food, by the application of heat
    “The dinner preparation took forty five minutes.”
    cooking
  2. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
    homeworkprep
  3. activity leading to skilled behavior
    groomingtraining
  4. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
    “preparations for the ceremony had begun”
    readying
  5. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
    planning
  6. (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”
  7. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
    readiness
  8. a substance prepared according to a formula
    “the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine”
    formulation