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General dictionaries General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. preparation: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
  2. preparation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
  3. preparation: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
  4. preparation: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
  5. Preparation: Wiktionary [home, info]
  6. preparation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
  7. preparation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
  8. preparation: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
  9. preparation, the preparation: Dictionary.com [home, info]
  10. preparation: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
  11. preparation: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
  12. preparation: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
  13. Preparation (dental), Preparation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
  14. Preparation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
  15. preparation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
  16. preparation: Rhymezone [home, info]
  17. preparation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
  18. preparation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
  19. preparation: Free Dictionary [home, info]
  20. preparation: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
  21. preparation: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
  22. preparation: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
  23. preparation: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Art dictionaries Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Preparation: Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary [home, info]
  2. Preparation: DAVID'S GLOSSARY OF THEATRE TERMS [home, info]

Computing dictionaries Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. preparation: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine dictionaries Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. preparation: Technical and Popular Medical Terms [home, info]
  2. preparation: online medical dictionary [home, info]
  3. preparation: Medical dictionary [home, info]

Science dictionaries Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Preparation: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]

Sports dictionaries Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. preparation: Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]

Quick definitions (preparation)

noun:  the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose ("Preparations for the ceremony had begun")
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 disonance")
noun:  activity leading to skilled behavior
noun:  the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
noun:  a substance prepared according to a formula
noun:  the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat ("He left the preparation of meals to his wife")
noun:  preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
noun:  the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) ("Their preparation was more than adequate")

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Phrases that include preparation:   data preparation, infant test procedure preparation, off load preparation party, prosthodontic tooth preparation, root canal preparation, more...

Words similar to preparation:   formulation, grooming, homework, planning, prep, provision, readying, training, more...


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