Preparedness

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  • noun. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being prepared; readiness: as, preparedness for action or service.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being prepared
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
  • Word Usage
    "Isn't Salter trying to use OBAMA's age against him in response, with the code word "preparedness" filling in for age?"
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    state  
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    alert  qui vive  ready  
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