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1.NounThe act of preparing or getting ready."I went over my notes in preparation for the exam."
2.NounThe state of being prepared; readiness.
3.NounThat which is prepared.
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared."The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs."
4.NounA substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared."The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs."
5.NounA part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
6.NounAny of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
7.NounThe day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
8.NounDevotional exercises introducing an office.
9.NounThe previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.