"preliminary" meaning in Englisch

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adjektiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preliminary",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre·limi·nary",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "einleitend"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-adj-w82YTy~X",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "John Cleese: A Fish Called Wanda. The Screenplay. 2. Aufl., Applause, New York 1992, ISBN 1-55783-033-9, S. 29.",
          "text": "I’m having a little problem understanding preliminary criminal procedures."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vorbereitend"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-adj-nHhK7Ggf",
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəri"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪməneri"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "preparatory"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preliminary"
}

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    {
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      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Substantiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wartung roter Link en-Substantiv",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the preliminary",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the preliminaries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre·limi·nary?",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Einleitung"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-noun-T~ln25LV",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorbereitung"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-noun-V483a39e",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorprüfung"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-noun-uutnsp08",
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorrunde"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-noun-zaiGQyn1",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Titelei"
      ],
      "id": "de-preliminary-en-noun-3I6C33A5",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Verlagswesen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəri"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəneri"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "introduction"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "preparation"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preliminary"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Adjektiv (Englisch)",
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preliminary",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre·limi·nary",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "einleitend"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "John Cleese: A Fish Called Wanda. The Screenplay. 2. Aufl., Applause, New York 1992, ISBN 1-55783-033-9, S. 29.",
          "text": "I’m having a little problem understanding preliminary criminal procedures."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vorbereitend"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəri"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪməneri"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "preparatory"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preliminary"
}

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    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Wartung roter Link en-Substantiv",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the preliminary",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the preliminaries",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pre·limi·nary?",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Einleitung"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorbereitung"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorprüfung"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Vorrunde"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "die Titelei"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Verlagswesen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəri"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "prɪˈlɪmɪnəneri"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "introduction"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "preparation"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preliminary"
}