Preliminary

Definitions

1. That serves of introduction in a matter.
2. A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
3. It precedes an action.
4. Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
5. Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
6. That it does prior to a thing and serves like preparation.
7. A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
8. often preliminaries Something that precedes another item of a similar kind, especially:a. A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.
9. coming before, and preparing for, something. The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker. vooraf تَمْهيدي، إبْتِدائي предварителен preliminar úvodní, předběžný einleitend indledende προκαταρκτικόςpreliminar eel- مقدماتی alustava préliminaire מַקדִים प्रारंभिक uvodni előzetes pendahuluan undirbúnings-, for- preliminare 前置きの 예비 įžanginis, parengtinis, preliminarus iepriekšējs, sagatavošanas-; ievada- awal inleidendinnledende, forberedendewstępny لومړنى، مقدماتى pr...
10. preliminar, antecedente.
11. (usually prenominal) occurring before or in preparation; introductory
    usually prenominal
12. a preliminary event or occurrence
13. (General Sporting Terms) an eliminating contest held before the main competition
14. preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory.
15. something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, or stage.
16. a sports or athletic contest, esp. a boxing match, that takes place before the main event on the program.

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Examples

“In the Chinese novels, often of a very literary character, devoted to masculine love⟳, it seems that all the preliminaries and transports of normal love⟳ are to be found, while physical union may terminate the scene.”

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