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English to English adjective
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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. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding | | Example: a preliminary investigation
source: wordnet30 noun
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a minor match preceding the main event | | source: wordnet30
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something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | | Example: training is a necessary preliminary to employment
drinks were the overture to dinner
source: wordnet30
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That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college. | | source: webster1913
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