preparation
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preparation
- /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.
noun preparations · præparation
- The act of preparing or getting ready. I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.
- The state of being prepared; readiness.
- A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared. The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
- A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
- Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
- Devotional exercises introducing an office.
- The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: planning, provision, prep, training, formulation, homework, grooming, readying, prepare, preparatory, ready, preparedness, readiness, prepared, introduction, initiation
Translations
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noun that which is prepared
| Français | préparation, concoction |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Präparat, Probe (Anatomie) |
| Ελληνικά | παρασκεύασμα paraskévasma |
noun act of preparing
| Español | preparación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 준비 junbi |
| 日本語 | 準備 junbi, 支度 shitaku |
| 中文 | 準備 /准备 zhǔnbèi |
| हिन्दी | तैयारी taiyārī |
| Kiswahili | tayari, mapema, utayarishi |
| Português | preparação |
| Français | préparation |
| Deutsch | Vorbereitung |
| Italiano | preparazione |
| Ελληνικά | παρασκευή paraskeví |
| Română | preparare, pregătire |
| Русский | подгото́вка podgotóvka, приготовле́ние prigotovlénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự chuẩn bị |
| العربية | تَحْضِير taḥḍīr, إِعْدَاد ʔiʕdād, تَجْهِيز tajhīz, اِسْتِعْدَاد istiʕdād |
| עברית | הֲכָנָה hakhaná |
noun substance
| Español | preparación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 配製品 /配制品 pèizhìpǐn, 藥劑 /药剂 yàojì |
| Português | preparação |
| Français | préparation |
| Deutsch | Präparat |
| Italiano | preparazione |
| Română | preparat |
| Русский | препара́т preparát |
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