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| prep·a·ra·tion [ prèppə ráysh'n ] (plural prep·a·ra·tions) |
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1. preparing something or somebody: the work or planning involved in making something or somebody ready or in putting something together in advance
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often used before a noun
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  a preparation time of about 45 minutes
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2. readiness: a state of readiness
Twenty place settings lay carefully arranged in preparation for the guests.
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3. preparatory measure: something done in advance in order to be ready for a future event
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often pl
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Preparations for the next Olympic Games are already under way.
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4. mixture: a substance, e.g. a medicine, that is made by combining various ingredients
a cough preparation
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5. U.K. homework: at a boarding school or private school in the United Kingdom, work to be done by students outside normal school hours
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6. U.K. study time: at a boarding school in the United Kingdom, the time during which students do homework or prepare for lessons
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7. music softening approach to dissonance: in traditional composition, a lessening of the effect of a dissonant chord by using the discordant note harmonically in a preceding chord
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin praeparation-< praeparare (see prepare)] |
