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Word: Preliminary
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important
Short Definition:preceding something
Examples:- a preliminary draft
- the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper
Word: Preliminary
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a preliminary action or event
Short Definition:preliminary action or event
Examples:- the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack
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