Preliminary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows (syn: overture, prelude)
adjective
Extra examples
...a meeting to discuss seating arrangements that was merely a preliminary to the formal negotiating sessions...
Preliminary findings show that the drug could help patients with skin cancer.
The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.
After a few polite preliminaries we stated out main ideas.
The discussions were preliminary to preparing a policy paper.
Pilot studies are a useful preliminary to large research projects.
After the usual preliminaries, the chairman made his announcement.
Four teams will be eliminated in the preliminaries.
The systematic teaching is a preliminary to professional work.
Word forms
singular: preliminary
plural: preliminaries
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