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preparation |ˌprepəˈrā sh ən|nounthe action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration : the preparation of a draft contract | the project is in preparation.• (usu. preparations) something done to get ready for an event or undertaking : she continued her preparations for the party.• a substance that is specially made up and usually sold, esp. a medicine or food.• a specimen that has been prepared for scientific or medical examination : a microscope preparation.• Music (in conventional harmony) the sounding of the discordant note in a chord in the preceding chord where it is not discordant, lessening the effect of the discord.ORIGIN late Middle English : via Old French from Latin praeparatio(n-), from praeparare ‘make ready before’ (see prepare ).
