Hypertext Webster Gateway: "preparedness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.
Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;
prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --
{Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
preparedness
n : the state of being ready or prepared for use or action
(especially military action); "putting them in readiness"
[syn: {readiness}]
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