preliminary
11preliminary — Introductory; initiatory; preceding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc @ preliminary complaint In some states, a court without jurisdiction to hear a criminal case on its merits may issue a… …
12preliminary — 01. The [preliminary] results of our experiment look very encouraging, so we re quite excited. 02. He struggled somewhat in the [preliminary] round of the tournament, but really started to come on in the semi finals. 03. The officials went… …
13preliminary — preliminarily, adv. /pri lim euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. preliminaries. adj. 1. preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations. n. 2. something preliminary, as an introductory or …
14preliminary — pre|lim|i|na|ry1 [prıˈlımınəri US neri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: préliminaire, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, from Latin limen threshold ] happening before something that is more important, often in order to… …
15preliminary — [[t]prɪlɪ̱mɪnri, AM neri[/t]] preliminaries 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote …
16preliminary — I. noun (plural naries) Etymology: French préliminaires, plural, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, adjective, preliminary, from Latin prae pre + limin , limen threshold Date: 1656 something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: as a.… …
17preliminary — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ essential (esp. BrE), necessary ▪ usual (esp. BrE) ▪ After the usual preliminaries the meeting began. PREPOSITION ▪ …
18preliminary — pre•lim•i•nar•y [[t]prɪˈlɪm əˌnɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. nar•ies 1) preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory 2) something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, or stage 3) spo a …
19preliminary — 1. adjective the discussions are still at a preliminary stage Syn: preparatory, introductory, initial, opening, prefatory, precursory; early, exploratory Ant: final 2. noun 1) (preliminaries) he began without any preliminaries …
20preliminary — I adj. preliminary to II n. preliminary to * * * [prɪ lɪmɪn(ə)rɪ] preliminary to …
