preparation

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war. Source: opted

3. n. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. An army or fleet. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. Accomplishment; qualification. Source: opted

8. n. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose Source: wordnet

9. n. a substance prepared according to a formula Source: wordnet

10. n. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening Source: wordnet

11. n. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) Source: wordnet

12. n. (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord Source: wordnet

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