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Meaning of word preliminary from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

preliminary noun

Meaning : A minor match preceding the main event.

Synonyms : prelim

Meaning : Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.

Example : Training is a necessary preliminary to employment.
Drinks were the overture to dinner.

Synonyms : overture, prelude

preliminary adjective

Meaning : Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important.

Example : A preliminary investigation.

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pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).

facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.