preparation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preparation/prepəˈreɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action or process of preparing or being prepared.
■ (usu. preparations) something done to get ready for an event or undertaking.
- 2 a specially made up substance, especially a medicine or food.
- 3 Music the sounding of the discordant note in a chord in the preceding chord where it is not discordant, lessening the effect of the discord.
'preparation' also found in these Oxford entries:
action stations
- ad-lib
- afoot
- against
- arnica
- barrier method
- baste
- batterie de cuisine
- battle
- blister
- blue rinse
- body scrub
- bottom drawer
- brief
- bromide
- build-up
- calamus
- cannabis
- cassava
- catechesis
- chiffonade
- cold
- cold cream
- convenience food
- corrody
- cosmetic
- cream
- cuff
- culture
- decoction
- deep
- dish
- extemporary
- extempore
- extemporize
- extract
- face pack
- foam
- gel
- gelatin
- gelsemium
- ghusl
- glair
- glory box
- heading
- homework
- hope chest
- improvise
- inhalant
- instant
