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Definition of preparedness noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

preparedness

noun

NAmE//prɪˈpɛrədnəs//

[uncountable] preparedness (to do something) (formal)

the state of being ready or willing to do something I was surprised by his preparedness to break the law. The troops are in a state of preparedness.

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