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1. (adj.) preliminary
preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory.
2. (n.) preliminary
something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, or stage.
3. preliminary
a sports or athletic contest, esp. a boxing match, that takes place before the main event on the program.
4. preliminary
a preliminary examination, as of a candidate for an academic degree.
Etymology: (1650–60; < F prélimin(aire) and NL praelīmin(āris) (see pre -, liminal ) + -ary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) preliminary, prelim
a minor match preceding the main event
2. (adj) preliminary, overture, prelude
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
3. (adj) preliminary
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
"a preliminary investigation"
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1. (adjective) preliminary
happening before a more important thing
a preliminary report
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Preliminary
introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations
2. (noun) Preliminary
that which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college
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Sense: coming before, and preparing for, something
The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.
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 Afrikaans: vooraf |
 Arabic: تَمْهيدي، إبْتِدائي |
 Bulgarian: предварителен |
 Brazilian: preliminar |
 Czech: úvodní, předběžný |
 German: einleitend |
 Danish: indledende |
 Greek: προκαταρκτικός |
 Spanish: preliminar |
 Estonian: eel- |
 Farsi: مقدماتی |
 Finnish: alustava |
 French: préliminaire |
 Hebrew: מַקדִים |
 Hindi: प्रारंभिक |
 Croatian: uvodni |
 Hungarian: előzetes |
 Indonesian: pendahuluan |
 Icelandic: undirbúnings-, for- |
 Italian: preliminare |
 Japanese: 前置きの |
 Korean: 예비 |
 Lithuanian: įžanginis, parengtinis, p |
 Latvian: iepriekšējs, sagatavošana |
 Malay: awal |
 Dutch: inleidend |
 Norwegian: innledende, forberedende |
 Polish: wstępny |
 Persian: مقدماتی |
 Pashto: لومړنى، مقدماتى |
 Portuguese: preliminar |
 Romanian: preliminar |
 Russian: предварительный |
 Slovak: úvodný |
 Slovenian: uvoden |
 Serbian: preliminaran |
 Swedish: inledande, preliminär |
 Thai: ขั้นต้น |
 Turkish: ön hazırlayıcı |
 Taiwanese: 初步的，預備的 |
 Ukrainian: попередній |
 Urdu: تمہيدي |
 Vietnamese: sơ bộ |
 Chinese: 初步的，预备的 |
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