meaning of preliminary
1. 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.
2. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take ones preliminaries the year before entering college.
3. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to
">dinner"
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