Preparation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Braising
- Browning
- Cuisine
- Percolation
- Poaching
- Frying
- Roasting
- Broiling
- Stewing
- Boiling
- Sauteing
- Baking
- Fusion Cooking
- Toasting
- Culinary Art
- Broil
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Meaning 4
The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
A substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine".
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Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
Activity leading to skilled behavior.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Schooling
- Practice Session
- Exercise
- Retraining
- Discipline
- Athletic Training
- Drill
- Military Training
- Toilet Training
- Skull Session
- Recitation
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Meaning 8
(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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.