| ADJECTIVE | all | preliminary | denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important |
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| NOUN | event | preliminary, prelim | a minor match preceding the main event |
| event | preliminary, overture, prelude | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows |
| Sounds | prihlih'mahneh.riy; priylih'mahneh.riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding. | |
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| Example | "a preliminary investigation" | |
| Broader | exploratory, explorative | Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery |
| Spanish | introductorio, preliminar | |
| Catalan | preliminar | |
| Nouns | preliminary | a minor match preceding the main event |
| preliminary | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | |
| Meaning | A minor match preceding the main event. | |
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| Synonym | prelim | |
| Broader | athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics | A contest between athletes |
| Spanish | partido preliminar, preliminares | |
| Catalan | partit preliminar, preliminars | |
| Adjectives | preliminary | denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important |
| Meaning | Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "training is a necessary preliminary to employment" | |
| Synonyms | overture, prelude | |
| Broader | origin, origination, inception | An event that is a beginning |
| Spanish | preliminar, preludio | |
| Catalan | preliminar, preludi | |
| Adjectives | preliminary | denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important |
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