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Preliminary
/prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri/
Taking place before more important activities or events, often to prepare for them.
Synonyms:
initial
introductory
preparatory
preceding
prior
Antonyms:
final
conclusive
definitive
Examples:
Turgidson smiled his
preliminary
smile.
This was the essential
preliminary
to combat.
He smiled his usual
preliminary
smile and began.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
praeliminary‟ around 1650, meaning
before the threshold‟, merging "pre" (before) and "liminaris" (threshold).
Usage Statistics:
64 mentions per 1 million words
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