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- pronunciation:
- prih
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
coming before, esp. in preparation for, something else.
Our team lost in the preliminary round and won't be going to the final competition.The school principal made some preliminary remarks before the guest speaker addressed the students.I did poorly on the preliminary exam, so I'll have to study harder for the final.- synonyms:
- introductory, preparatory
- antonyms:
- final
- similar words:
- precursory, prefatory, prior
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related words: |
advance, antecedent, anterior, draft, precedent, primary, prime, rough |
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part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
preliminaries |
definition 1: |
something prior or preparatory.
Let's skip the preliminaries today and get on to the matters we need to decide on.- synonyms:
- prelude
- antonyms:
- final
- similar words:
- introduction, preamble, preface, prologue
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definition 2: |
a preliminary examination, contest, or the like.
All six skaters did well in the preliminary.- antonyms:
- final
- similar words:
- prelim, pretest
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related words: |
draft, heat, overture |
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