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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose;
- Example: "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
[syn: preparation, readying]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

readying n 1: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" [syn: preparation, readying]