Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preparation

/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
prep-a-ra-tion
IPA
/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of preparing or getting ready.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being prepared; readiness.

Uncountable

noun

That which is prepared.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which is prepared.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which is prepared.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Devotional exercises introducing an office.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • British English: /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

preparations (plural) præparation (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

preparational preparationism preparationist repreparation

Phrases

out of preparation preparation room

Frequently Paired Words

prepare

Synonyms

cooking cookery prep training grooming readying planning provision

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce preparation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does preparation mean?
The act of preparing or getting ready.
Where does preparation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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