preparation
sustantivocorriente en diálogos
- Estados Unidos//ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n//
The act of preparing or getting ready.
sustantivo
- 1
The act of preparing or getting ready.
I went over my notes in preparation for the exam.
- 2
The state of being prepared; readiness.
- 3
That which is prepared. A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
- 4
That which is prepared. A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
- 5
That which is prepared. Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- 6
The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
- 7
Devotional exercises introducing an office.
- 8
The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
Etimología
From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.
Formas
- plural
- preparations
preparation · The act of preparing or getting ready.
prepare · To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to…prepared · Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).preparing · preparation