PREPARATION
\pɹˌɛpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹˌɛpəɹˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ˌɛ_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PREPARATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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activity leading to skilled behavior
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the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
By Princeton University
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activity leading to skilled behavior
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the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A mixture; a compound.
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The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
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That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
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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.
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An army or fleet.
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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.
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Accomplishment; qualification.
By Oddity Software
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The act of making ready; state of being ready; readiness; that which is ready or made ready, as a medicine, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The act of preparing: previous arrangement: the state of being prepared or ready: that which is prepared or made ready: (anat.) a part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of making ready any substance whatever that has to be employed for any purpose. Also, the product of any pharmaceutical operation;- Praepara'tum. Any part of the human body, preserved for the uses of the anatomist, is so called.
By Robley Dunglison
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Anything prepared or made ready; specifically, a pharmaceutical compound, also a prepared anatomical or pathological specimen.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] Act of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition ;-state of being prepared or got ready ;-that which prepares ; preparatory act or measure ;-that which is made or compounded for a particular purpose ;-especially a medicinal substance made up or dispensed for the use of patients ;-a part of an animal body preserved as a specimen.
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