1) Early 2) Explorative 3) Exploratory 4) First 5) French word used in English 6) Initial 7) Meet heat 8) Opening 9) Preparatory 10) Starting
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- a minor match preceding the main event
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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The walk, canter or gallop by a horse on the way to the starting stalls.[2]
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• (n.) 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. • (a.) Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a...
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lying before : leading to : being at the threshold of.
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[Adjective] At the beginning, usually to prepare for something.
Example: Preliminary research showed they were sick.
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[Adjective] Things that happen at the start of a series of events are said to be preliminary
Example: The preliminary findings of the committee were that the road should not be built.
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Lying before: leading to: being at the threshold of. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Pre·lim'i·na·ry adjective [ Prefix
pre + Latin
liminaris belonging to a threshold, from
limen ,
liminis , threshold, entrance: confer French
préliminaire . Confer
Limit .] Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as,
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The walk, canter or gallop by a horse on the way to the starting stalls.
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[
adj] - designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding 2. [n] - a minor match preceding the main event 3. [n] - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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prelude noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; `training is a necessary preliminary to employment`; `drinks were the overture to dinner`
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adjective designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; `a preliminary investigation`
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a minor match preceding the main event
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