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