preparation

• the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
• Accomplishment
• a substance prepared according to a formula
• activity leading to skilled behavior
• preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
• the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
• the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
• (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
• The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition
• The state of being prepared or made ready
• That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces
• That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose
• An army or fleet
• 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

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