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preliminary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preliminary \Pre*lim"i*na*ry\, a. [Pref. pre + L. liminaris belonging to a threshold, fr limen, liminis threshold, entrance: cf F. pr['e]liminaire. Cf {Limit}.] 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. Syn: Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; precedent; antecedent. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preliminary \Pre*lim"i*na*ry\, n.; pl {Preliminaries}. 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. Syn: Introduction; preface; prelude. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preliminary adj : designed to orient or acquaint with the a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation" n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: {prelim}] 2: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: {overture}, {prelude}]
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