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the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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- preparations for the ceremony had begun
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a substance prepared according to a formula
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- the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
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the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
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- his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
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the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
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- putting them in readiness
- their preparation was more than adequate
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(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
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- the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance
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activity leading to skilled behavior
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preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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- cooking can be a great art
- people are needed who have experience in cookery
- he left the preparation of meals to his wife