preliminary
preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, contest, etc.: He passed the preliminary and went on to the finals.
a boxing match or other athletic contest that takes place before the main event on the program: A preliminary was fought at 8:00.
a preliminary examination, as of a candidate for an academic degree.
preliminaries, Printing. front matter.
Origin of preliminary
1synonym study For preliminary
Other words for preliminary
Opposites for preliminary
1 | concluding |
Other words from preliminary
- pre·lim·i·nar·i·ly, adverb
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How to use preliminary in a sentence
Pfizer plans to do so later this month in light of the exciting preliminary results for its vaccine.
Covid-19 vaccines shouldn’t get emergency-use authorization | Amy Nordrum | November 13, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAfter a preliminary injunction in 2016, Glawischnig won local removal of the defamatory postings the next year but continued her legal fight — pushing for similar postings to be removed and take downs to also be global.
Facebook loses final appeal in defamation takedown case, must remove same and similar hate posts globally | Natasha Lomas | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchThough the OAS’s preliminary report notes the organization’s work was limited because of the Covid-19 pandemic, they found no reports of voting irregularities.
Report: Election officials find no evidence of widespread voter fraud | Benjamin Rosenberg | November 11, 2020 | VoxIt is a preliminary efficacy check conducted by an independent review board outside of Pfizer itself.
Pfizer’s Vaccine Announcement Was Always Going To Be Political | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 10, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe preliminary data have yet to be peer reviewed by other scientists and the specifics have not yet been released.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, preliminary trial data show | Erin Garcia de Jesus | November 9, 2020 | Science News
He also alleges NYU discouraged him from accepting a Congressional Gold Medal that was being planned preliminarily in April.
It might be well preliminarily to assert that number is posterior to the Essence, and proceeds therefrom.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)"Your grace, preliminarily, can still consider this garden as your own property," he respectfully responded.
The Daughter of an Empress | Louise MuhlbachOne must preliminarily have acquired the qualities necessary to drive a locomotive before deciding to set it going.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy | Leon TrotskyThe conclusions of the Consular Committee were then preliminarily examined and discussed.
The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis | Karl NordlundBy the adoption of the foregoing resolution, the area of a reservation was preliminarily defined.
The Niagara River | Archer Butler Hulbert
British Dictionary definitions for preliminary
/ (prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ) /
(usually prenominal) occurring before or in preparation; introductory
a preliminary event or occurrence
an eliminating contest held before the main competition
Origin of preliminary
1Derived forms of preliminary
- preliminarily, adverb
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