preparation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of preparing something, such as food, by the application of heat

   The dinner preparation took forty five minutes.

2. 2
   noun

   the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

   preparations for the ceremony had begun

3. 3
   noun

   (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord

   the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance

4. 4
   noun

   a substance prepared according to a formula

   the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

5. 5
   noun

   The act of preparing or getting ready.

   I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.

6. 6
   noun

   That which is prepared.

   The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.

7. 7
   noun

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

8. 8
   noun

   activity leading to skilled behavior

Etymology

From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.