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preliminary adjective /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/ /prɪˈlɪmɪneri/ jump to other results - happening before a more important action or event synonym initial
- After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners.
- preliminary results/findings/enquiries
- the preliminary rounds of the contest
- preliminary to something pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreliminary is used with these nouns: - approval
- conclusion
- conference
- …
See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
preliminary noun /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/ /prɪˈlɪmɪneri/ (plural preliminaries) jump to other results - a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for something
- I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.
- England was lucky to get through the preliminaries (= the preliminary stages in a sports competition).
- preliminary to (doing) something Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.
Extra Examples- The two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks.
- After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.
- She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- as a preliminary
- preliminary to
phrasesSee full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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