Category:Preliminary

Pre*lim"i*na*ry, a. Etym: [pref. pre + l. liminaris belonging to a Threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold, entrance: cf. F. Préliminaire. Cf. Limit.]

Defn: introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or Business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or Book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; Preliminary examinations.

Syn. -- introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; Precedent; antecedent.

Preliminary Pre*lim"i*na*ry, n.; pl. Preliminaries (.

Defn: that which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or Business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the Preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries The year before entering college.

Syn. -- introduction; preface; prelude.