preliminary
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5.2
- adjective
- /prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri/
:
preliminar
- All three cars are undergoing forensic examination today, but a preliminary examination revealed nothing of significance.
- a preliminary analysis
- a preliminary investigation
- preliminary results
So there's a few other things is just sort of preliminary remarks.
- So there's a few other things is just sort of preliminary remarks.
- So I would encourage you to master your first and last thought of the day as a preliminary practice to meditation.
- You know, they often don't think or believe or accept that they have to go through all these preliminary steps, do all this planning on research.
- Kierkegaard tells us in this preliminary expectation that it's anxiety.
- When you get served, usually the first thing in the package is something called a preliminary or temporary injunction.
- But but some preliminary data suggests that a depression is characterized by low levels of dopamine transmission.
- And some of the preliminary data we have shows that trees that are left behind do indeed have broader rings.
- And so they had some preliminary studies that I believe were maybe single dose one that they published.
- This had been just a preliminary result that they couldn't reproduce and it shouldn't have been published.
Examples
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The district gathered preliminary data on school performance by contrasting fall and spring report cards.
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And here are some preliminary results.
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Well, by now the preliminary work was done and the first small attacks would take place next week.
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Well, you got your site report, your preliminary report.
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Listen, we're just getting a preliminary report from Boston Center.
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I need a preliminary medical profile.
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Preliminary readings have failed to identify the nature of the material.
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Our preliminary investigation indicates that the explosion was not related to any form of terrorism.
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The committee will review the preliminary findings before making a final decision.
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Before we start the project, we will hold a preliminary meeting to discuss our goals.
Synonyms
55
6.1
Temporary for now and likely to change
15
4.7
To help get ready for something
1
7.6
Giving a short introduction to a book or speech
Serving as a short introduction before the main text
Acts as a short introduction before the main part
Introducing a book or text by explaining its purpose
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
7.0
A test for graduate students to check readiness for advanced study
- Specialized
1
4.9
An exam graduate students take to show they can continue their studies
- Specialized
A first draft document telling investors about a planned stock or bond sale that may change
How Introductory
Surface Forms
Morphology
preliminary = prelim (semi-transparent) = pre + limin + ary
The prefix 'pre-' and suffix '-ary' convey a clear 'prior/introductory' relation, but the non-productive root 'limin' makes the full morphological sense only partly transparent.
Etymology
The word preliminary comes from pre- 'before' and limen 'threshold'. So when something is preliminary, it happens 'before' the main thing and helps to get ready for it.