English Dictionary

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.
Source : opted (119447)  - auto

The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
Source : opted (119448)  - auto

That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
Source : opted (119449)  - auto

That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
Source : opted (119450)  - auto

An army or fleet.
Source : opted (119451)  - auto

The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
Source : opted (119452)  - auto

Accomplishment; qualification.
Source : opted (119453)  - auto