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Definition of Preparation
Prep`a`ra´tion | n. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war. | | 3. | That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure. | | 4. | 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. | | 5. | An army or fleet. | | 6. | (Mus.) 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. | | 7. | Accomplishment; qualification. |
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