preliminary
Meaning of preliminary
noun
- A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
- Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
- A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
- In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
These are just the preliminary results.
Information about preliminary
- The plural form of preliminary is: preliminaries.
- Languages in which preliminary is used:
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Hyphenation of preliminary
pre-lim-i-nary
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- preliminary is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
preliminary synonyms
Meaning overture:
Meaning :
initial, introductory, preparatory
preliminary antonyms
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Translation of preliminary
- German: Einleitung, vorläufig, einleitend, vorbereitend, Exposition, Präambel
- Spanish: preparativo, preliminar, preparatorio, introducción, iniciación, preámbulo
- Italian: preparatorio, preliminare, esploratorio, fondamenta, premessa, introduzione, preambolo
Words that rhyme with preliminary
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