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Meaning of preliminary


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  preliminary
      adj 1: denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation
             for something more important; designed to orient or
             acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a
             preliminary investigation"
      n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: {preliminary},
           {prelim}]
      2: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what
         follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment";
         "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: {preliminary},
         {overture}, {prelude}]


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