Definisjon av preliminary

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Noun

preliminary - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
overture, prelude
inception, origination, origin properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
preliminary - a minor match preceding the main event
prelim
athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics a contest between athletes

Adjective

preliminary - 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"
explorative, exploratory serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"
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Substantiv

preliminary - A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
preliminary - Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists.
preliminary - A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing.

Adjektiv

preliminary - In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • preliminary
    Making a beginning but not being the real thing.
  • preliminary
    A means or measure or an action taken in preparation of.
  • preliminary
    Work preparing or laying the ground for something that is planned to come later.
  • preliminary
    The initial section; a foreword; a preface; a lead-in; a kind of beginning before something really starts, etc.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: preliminary
  • Komparativ: more preliminary
  • Superlativ: most preliminary

Substantiv

  • Entall: preliminary
  • Flertall: preliminaries

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