preparation

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It also sounds like her preparation is akin to preparing for a forensics competition than anything else.

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  1. noun The act or process of preparing.
  2. noun The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.
  3. noun A preliminary measure that serves to make ready for something. Often used in the plural: preparations for the wedding.
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  • As for the sweet potato variety, the preparation is the same sans the parsley. —  Serious Eats
  • But you know, at least Coach Wannstedt is ready to acknowledge that the preparation was a problem and that the buck stops with him. —  Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue
  • That's why a lot of the preparation was at the end of last year.
  • This preparation is the perfect way to enjoy tomato soup even in the heat of summer. —  ma'ona
  • It also sounds like her preparation is akin to preparing for a forensics competition than anything else. —  PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
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plan ·  arrangement ·  use ·  supply ·  analysis ·  exercise ·  instruction ·  effort ·  requirement ·  treatment ·  opportunity ·  organization

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preparation:   preparations
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  1. from Old French preparation, French préparation = Spanish preparacion = Portuguese preparação = Italian preparazione, from Latin præparatio(n-), a making ready, from præparare, past participle præparatus, make ready beforehand: see prepare.
 

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/prɛpəˈreɪʃən/
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