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preliminary
English
Alternative forms
- præliminary (archaic)
Etymology
From the French préliminaire or from Modern Latin prael?min?ris, formed from prae- (“before”) + l?men (“threshold”) + -?ris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin l?min?ris (“of or belonging to a threshold”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: pr?l?m??n?ri, IPA(key): /p???l?m?n??i/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?l?m??n?ri, IPA(key): /p???l?m?n??i/
Adjective
preliminary (not comparable)
- In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
- Synonyms: initial, introductory, preparatory
- Antonyms: definitive, final
- And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
preliminary (plural preliminaries)
- A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
- Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
- A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
Translations
preliminary From the web:
- what preliminary means
- what preliminary hearing
- what preliminary information
- what preliminary results mean
- what preliminary investigation
- what does it mean preliminary
- what is a preliminary
prelim
English
Etymology
Clipping of preliminary.
Adjective
prelim (not comparable)
- preliminary
Noun
prelim (plural prelims)
- (informal) Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.
Anagrams
- limper, per mil, rempli, rimple
prelim From the web:
- what preliminary means
- what preliminary hearing
- what preliminary information
- what preliminary results mean
- what preliminary investigation
- what does it mean preliminary
- what is a preliminary
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