preparation

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.
  3. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared.
  4. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared.
  5. (countable, uncountable) That which is prepared.
  6. (Judaism, countable, uncountable) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Devotional exercises introducing an office.
  8. (countable, uncountable) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/pɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.

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