prelim
5
8.5
- noun
- /ˈpriːlɪm/
- Jargon
:
examen preliminar
- just completed my prelim
Examples
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Well, we'll find out at the prelim.
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I was about to go home after my prelim exams for the day when an anonymous number called me.
Blog text (26) -
"Now that the prelims are over, what do you really want to talk about?" he asked.
Fiction book (1992) -
I don't understand why the physics subject test cannot look like the prelim I took in grad school.
Blog text (1) -
This is true of the SAT, the GRE, and the graduate qualifier/prelim.
Blog text (1) -
Recently, I took my prelim exam in the Philosophy of Mind, and one of the questions I answered was on the reactive attitudes and their effect on how we perceive what the nature of blame is.
Blog text (11) -
They hadn't started their dissertation projects yet, and weren't even past prelims.
Fiction book (1995) -
Before moving on to the next stage of my studies, I had to pass the prelim examination.
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The professor scheduled a meeting to discuss the results of the prelim with the graduate students.
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After weeks of preparation, she finally completed her prelim and felt ready for the challenges ahead.
Synonyms
2
3.5
A test done before the main event to find problems and see what people know
2
7.0
A test for graduate students to check readiness for advanced study
1
4.9
An exam graduate students take to show they can continue their studies
Tests taken before the final exam to check if students are ready
Antonyms
How High-Stakes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prelim is short for preliminary, from the Latin parts pre- 'before' and limen 'threshold'. So a prelim exam is a test you take 'before' the main part of your degree to check if you are ready.