prelimn.

Brit.

/ˈpriːlɪm/,

/prᵻˈlɪm/, U.S.

/ˈpriˌlɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: preliminary n.

Etymology: Shortened < preliminary n.

colloquial.

1. A preliminary, esp. a preliminary examination or sporting contest; = preliminary n. 2. Also: a student in a preliminary class (now rare). Frequently in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > preliminary, final, etc.

final1880

preliminary1882

prelim1891

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step

introductionc1386

deductiona1535

induction?1544

preamble1548

flourish1552

preludium1563

primordium1577

preparativec1580

exordium1581

introit1583

foregoinga1586

prologuea1586

preface1589

prelusion1597

proem1598

prolusion1601

introductory1646

preliminary1656

prelimination1667

flourishing1687

little go1842

preluding1858

foreword1888

prelim1891

prelimen1898

run-in1900

opening gambit1911

prolegomenon1926

lead-in1928

pipe-openera1936

lead-up1953

intro1964

society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > junior student

prelim1891

underclassman1896

prepster1921

1877 Times 11 Aug. 3/5 (advt.) A late Bishop's chaplain..prepares six pupils for the Universities, the prelim exams in law and medicine, and business pursuits.]

1891 C. Dawson Let. 19 Feb. in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. i. v. 228 I was so glad to hear you had successfully passed the ‘Army Prelim’, allow me to congratulate you.

1901 Daily News 1 Apr. 5/6 We arrived at Putney, just in time to see Oxford come out for their ‘prelim’.

1909 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 10 Aug. 9/6 Two good prelims were staged. Ed Schnelly..beat Lincoln two straight falls.

1923 L. J. Vance Baroque xxvii. 173 A fight that'd make the Dempsey-Carpenteeyay bout look like a cooked prelim.

1928 Southtown Economist (Chicago) 7 Aug. 8/1 Junior track and field prelims will be held Saturday morning.

1928 Collier's 18 Aug. 25/2 You're nothin' but a has-been, staggerin' around like some prelim boy.

1958 Times 17 Oct. 3/5 Undergraduates who twice fail ‘prelims’ should be sent down or rusticated.

1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 41 I've been waiting to hear from you to set a prelim afoot.

2000 Brit. Waterskier Sept.–Oct. 34/2 Going into the Final as per the regulations, both skiers had to stay with the ramp heights they had selected in the Prelims.

2. In plural. The preliminary matter of a book; = preliminary n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > matter preceding text > preface

forespeechc1000

prefacec1380

prefationc1390

entrya1425

prelude1548

prescript1651

preliminary1888

prelims1921

1921 J. Conrad Let. 6 Jan. (1956) 275 Miss Hallowes wants me to explain to you that the prelims were sent to her at Windermere.

1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Nov. 664/3 Besides a few corrections in the text there are some notes in pencil among the prelims..and in ink on the back endpaper.

1976 Indexer Oct. 93/2 The index..should be provided by the publisher much as he provides prelims and jacket copy.

2000 H. G. Snyder Teachers & Texts in Ancient World Introd. 1 We have a vivid representation of one such occasion in a grave relief from Ostia, found on page vi of the prelims of this volume.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prelim
释义	prelimn. Brit. /ˈpriːlɪm/, /prᵻˈlɪm/, U.S. /ˈpriˌlɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: preliminary n. Etymology: Shortened < preliminary n. colloquial. 1. A preliminary, esp. a preliminary examination or sporting contest; = preliminary n. 2. Also: a student in a preliminary class (now rare). Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > preliminary, final, etc. final1880 preliminary1882 prelim1891 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step introductionc1386 deductiona1535 induction?1544 preamble1548 flourish1552 preludium1563 primordium1577 preparativec1580 exordium1581 introit1583 foregoinga1586 prologuea1586 preface1589 prelusion1597 proem1598 prolusion1601 introductory1646 preliminary1656 prelimination1667 flourishing1687 little go1842 preluding1858 foreword1888 prelim1891 prelimen1898 run-in1900 opening gambit1911 prolegomenon1926 lead-in1928 pipe-openera1936 lead-up1953 intro1964 society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > junior student prelim1891 underclassman1896 prepster1921 1877 Times 11 Aug. 3/5 (advt.) A late Bishop's chaplain..prepares six pupils for the Universities, the prelim exams in law and medicine, and business pursuits.] 1891 C. Dawson Let. 19 Feb. in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. i. v. 228 I was so glad to hear you had successfully passed the ‘Army Prelim’, allow me to congratulate you. 1901 Daily News 1 Apr. 5/6 We arrived at Putney, just in time to see Oxford come out for their ‘prelim’. 1909 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 10 Aug. 9/6 Two good prelims were staged. Ed Schnelly..beat Lincoln two straight falls. 1923 L. J. Vance Baroque xxvii. 173 A fight that'd make the Dempsey-Carpenteeyay bout look like a cooked prelim. 1928 Southtown Economist (Chicago) 7 Aug. 8/1 Junior track and field prelims will be held Saturday morning. 1928 Collier's 18 Aug. 25/2 You're nothin' but a has-been, staggerin' around like some prelim boy. 1958 Times 17 Oct. 3/5 Undergraduates who twice fail ‘prelims’ should be sent down or rusticated. 1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 41 I've been waiting to hear from you to set a prelim afoot. 2000 Brit. Waterskier Sept.–Oct. 34/2 Going into the Final as per the regulations, both skiers had to stay with the ramp heights they had selected in the Prelims. 2. In plural. The preliminary matter of a book; = preliminary n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > matter preceding text > preface forespeechc1000 prefacec1380 prefationc1390 entrya1425 prelude1548 prescript1651 preliminary1888 prelims1921 1921 J. Conrad Let. 6 Jan. (1956) 275 Miss Hallowes wants me to explain to you that the prelims were sent to her at Windermere. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Nov. 664/3 Besides a few corrections in the text there are some notes in pencil among the prelims..and in ink on the back endpaper. 1976 Indexer Oct. 93/2 The index..should be provided by the publisher much as he provides prelims and jacket copy. 2000 H. G. Snyder Teachers & Texts in Ancient World Introd. 1 We have a vivid representation of one such occasion in a grave relief from Ostia, found on page vi of the prelims of this volume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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