| preparation | |
| 1. n. The act of preparing or getting ready. | |
| 2. n. The state of being prepared; readiness. | |
| 3. n. That which is prepared. | |
| 4. n. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared. | |
| The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs. | |
| 5. n. (anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen. | |
| 6. n. (music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano. | |
| 7. n. (Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day. | |
| 8. n. Devotional exercises introducing an office. | |
| 9. n. (music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance. | |
