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Meaning of preparation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  preparation
      n 1: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of
           some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had
           begun" [syn: {preparation}, {readying}]
      2: a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician
         prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" [syn:
         {formulation}, {preparation}]
      3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in
         the event of something happening; "his planning for
         retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn:
         {planning}, {preparation}, {provision}]
      4: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
         action (especially military action); "putting them in
         readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn:
         {readiness}, {preparedness}, {preparation}]
      5: (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" [ant:
         {resolution}]
      6: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: {training},
         {preparation}, {grooming}]
      7: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at
         home) [syn: {homework}, {prep}, {preparation}]
      8: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application
         of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who
         have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of
         meals to his wife" [syn: {cooking}, {cookery}, {preparation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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