how to pronounce preparations

/ˌpɹɛpɚˈɛɪʃənz/

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preparations is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of preparations in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… begin preparations for graduation their …”

meanings of preparations

noun:

Plural of preparation.

preparations frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word preparations occurs in english on average 6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.