preparation

The act or process of preparing.

The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.

An action done to prepare for something, especially for an event or undertaking.

A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.

The anticipation of a dissonant tone by means of its introduction as a consonant tone in the preceding chord.

The dissonant tone so anticipated.

The act of preparing or making ready; qualification for a particular use, service, or application; adaptation to an end; training; equipment.

Formation; composition; manufacture: as, the preparation of gunpowder; the preparation of glycerin.

A measure or means taken beforehand to secure a certain result; a preparatory proceeding or circumstance.