PRELIMINARY
\pɹɪlˈɪmɪnəɹi], \pɹɪlˈɪmɪnəɹi], \p_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_m_ɪ_n_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of PRELIMINARY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a minor match preceding the main event
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designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
By Princeton University
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a minor match preceding the main event
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designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Introductory; as, preliminary remarks.
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An introduction; something which goes before.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which precedes: introduction.
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PRELIMINARILY.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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