Dictionary

preparation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
   • I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.
2. (uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared. ▸ A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
   • The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
4. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared. ▸ A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
5. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared. ▸ Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
6. (Judaism, countable, uncountable) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
7. (countable, uncountable) Devotional exercises introducing an office.
8. (countable, uncountable) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Forms

Deriveds

preparational · preparation room · repreparation · preparationist · preparationism · out of preparation

Hyponyms

counterpreparation · cytopreparation · prepreparation · phytopreparation · minipreparation · mispreparation · nanopreparation · overpreparation · unpreparation · underpreparation · biopreparation · forepreparation · cryopreparation · micropreparation · impreparation · nonpreparation · maxipreparation

Relateds

prepare

Translations (130)

pt preparação (act of preparing) · sh при̏према (act of preparing) · ca preparació (substance) · hy պատրաստում (act of preparing) · eu prestaketa (act of preparing) · es preparación (act of preparing) · fi preparointi (act of preparing) · tg омодагӣ (act of preparing) · bg препара́т (substance) · uk підготува́ння (act of preparing) · ko 준비 (act of preparing) · sh prȉprema (act of preparing) · ro preparat (substance) · nl voorbereiding (act of preparing) · fr préparation (substance) · uk підгото́влення (act of preparing) · az hazırlıq (act of preparing) · ilo sagana (act of preparing) · el παρασκεύασμα (that which is prepared) · mk подготовка (act of preparing) · da præparation (act of preparing) · es preparación (substance) · da forberedelse (act of preparing) · nb tilberedning (act of preparing) · ar اِسْتِعْدَاد (act of preparing) · ar إِعْدَاد (act of preparing) · ga inleadh (act of preparing) · id persiapan (act of preparing) · ar تَجْهِيز (act of preparing) · fi valmiste (substance) · de Vorbereitung (act of preparing) · el παρασκευή (act of preparing) · ru приготовле́ние (act of preparing) · eo pretigo (act of preparing) · km ការរៀបចំ (act of preparing) · he הֲכָנָה (act of preparing) · ar تَحْضِير (act of preparing) · bg приготовле́ния (act of preparing) · bg препара́т (anatomy: part of any animal body preserved as a specimen) · uz tayyorgarlik (act of preparing) · ga réamhtheacht (act of preparing) · cmn 準備 /准备 (act of preparing) · ja 支度 (act of preparing) · nn forarbeid (act of preparing) · sl priprava (act of preparing) · ms penyediaan (act of preparing) · sk príprava (act of preparing) · sw mapema (act of preparing) · ceb pagpangandam (act of preparing) · be падгатава́нне (act of preparing) · nl preparaat (substance) · ne तर्जुमा (act of preparing) · de Probe (Anatomie) (that which is prepared) · ht preparasyon (act of preparing) · fr préparation (that which is prepared) · hu előkészítés (act of preparing) · sv förberedelse (act of preparing) · ru препара́т (substance) · sh prȉprava (act of preparing) · pt preparação (substance) · pl preparat (substance) · bn এন্তেজাম (act of preparing) · ca preparació (act of preparing) · da tilberedning (act of preparing) · be падгато́ўка (act of preparing) · eo preparo (act of preparing) · bg подгото́вка (act of preparing) · ga ullmhú (act of preparing) · mk приготвување (act of preparing) · eu prestakuntza (act of preparing) · fr préparation (act of preparing) · de Präparat (substance) · ka პრეპარატი (substance) · sw utayarishi (act of preparing) · nn førearbeid (act of preparing) · nb forarbeid (act of preparing) · fi preparaatti (substance) · ia preparation (act of preparing) · vi sự chuẩn bị (act of preparing) · be прэпара́т (substance) · cs příprava (act of preparing) · fi valmistelu (act of preparing) · hi तैयारी (act of preparing) · cmn 配製品 /配制品 (substance) · enm forgreithing (act of preparing) · fa تدارک (act of preparing) · tg тайёр (act of preparing) · fa تهیه (act of preparing) · got 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (act of preparing) · ja 準備 (act of preparing) · ga oirchill (act of preparing) · et ettevalmistus (act of preparing) · uk готува́ння (act of preparing) · da præparat (substance) · sh при̏права (act of preparing) · cs preparát (substance) · mi whakariteritenga (act of preparing) · ota حاضرلق (act of preparing) · ang ġearwung (act of preparing) · nb forberedelse (act of preparing) · gd deasachadh (act of preparing) · fi valmistautuminen (act of preparing) · ca preparació (that which is prepared) · pl przygotowanie (act of preparing) · ne तयारी (act of preparing) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (act of preparing) · ro preparare (act of preparing) · cmn 藥劑 /药剂 (substance) · hy պատրաստություն (act of preparing) · ro pregătire (act of preparing) · uk підгото́вка (act of preparing) · sw tayari (act of preparing) · hil pangaman (act of preparing) · it preparazione (act of preparing) · tl paghahanda (act of preparing) · fr concoction (that which is prepared) · uk препара́т (substance) · uk підготовля́ння (act of preparing) · grc σκευασία (act of preparing) · de Präparat (that which is prepared) · grc παρασκευή (act of preparing) · fi esikäsittely (act of preparing) · ur تیاری (act of preparing) · fa آمادگی (act of preparing) · it preparazione (substance) · tr hazırlık (act of preparing) · fi esine (music: object placed between strings of a piano) · ru подгото́вка (act of preparing) · gl preparación (act of preparing) · kk препарат (substance)