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• process — process1 [prä′ses΄, prä′səs; ] chiefly Brit & Cdn [, prō′ ses΄, prō′səs] n. pl. processes [prä′ses΄iz, prä′səs iz; prä′sə sēz΄] [ME < OFr proces < L processus, pp. of procedere: see PROCEED] 1. the course of being done: chiefly in in… …   English World dictionary

• Preparation for Death —     Preparation for Death     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Preparation for Death     ♦ The basic preparation for death     ♦ When should a priest be called?     ♦ Winding up our earthly affairs     ♦ Confession     ♦ Viaticum     ♦ Extreme Unction… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Preparation — Prep a*ra tion, n. [F. pr[ e]paration, L. praeparatio. See {Prepare}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preparation — [prep΄ə rā′shən] n. [ME preparacion < MFr preparation < L praeparatio] 1. the act or process of preparing 2. the condition of being prepared; readiness 3. something done to prepare; preparatory measure 4. something prepared for a special… …   English World dictionary

• preparation */*/*/ — UK [ˌprepəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms preparation : singular preparation plural preparations 1) a) [uncountable] the process of making someone or something ready for something Despite a lot of preparation, we didn t win the contest.… …   English dictionary

• Process-data diagram — A process data diagram is a diagram that describes processes and data that act as output of these processes. On the left side the meta process model can be viewed and on the right side the meta concept model can be viewed. A process data diagram… …   Wikipedia

• preparation — prep|a|ra|tion [ ,prepə reıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the process of making someone or something ready for something: Despite a lot of preparation, we didn t win the contest. preparation of: All notes used in the preparation of the main report… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• preparation — prep|a|ra|tion W3S2 [ˌprepəˈreıʃən] n 1.) [U] the process of preparing something ▪ This dish is good for dinner parties because much of the preparation can be done ahead of time. preparation for ▪ Business training is a good preparation for any… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• preparation — noun 1 (U) the act or process of preparing something (+ for): Business training is a good preparation for any career. (+ of): Richard s currently involved in the preparation of the budget. | in preparation for (=in order to prepare for something) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• preparation — [[t]pre̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ preparations 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N for/of n Preparation is the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something. Rub the surface of the wood in… …   English dictionary

• preparation — 1. A getting ready. 2. Something made ready, as a medicinal or other mixture, or a histologic specimen. [L. praeparatio, fr. prae, before, + paro, pp. atus, to get ready] cavity p. 1. removal of dental caries and surgical p. of the remaining… …   Medical dictionary