Meaning of prelims | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.
2. Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.
   collective, uncountable

Examples

“A book usually consists of three sections: preliminary matter (also called prelims or front matter), the main text, and end matter. All books have some kind of prelims, all have a text, and most works of non-fiction have end matter.”

“Are you done with prelims yet?”

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