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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/ [General-American], /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preliminary.wav
enPR: prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri [General-American], prĭlĭmʹĭnəri [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From the French préliminaire or from Modern Latin praelīmināris, formed from prae- (“before”) + līmen (“threshold”) + -āris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|préliminaire}} French préliminaire, {{der|en|la|praelīmināris}} Latin praelīmināris, {{cog|la|līmināris||of or belonging to a threshold}} Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preliminary (not comparable)
  1. In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: initial, introductory, preparatory Derived forms: nonpreliminary, postpreliminary, preliminarily, preliminary considerations, preliminary examination, preliminary injunction, preliminary results, preliminary ruling Translations (in preparation for the main matter): ilkin (Azerbaijani), ibtidai (Azerbaijani), ilk (Azerbaijani), предварителен (predvaritelen) (Bulgarian), подготвителен (podgotvitelen) (Bulgarian), preliminar (Catalan), 初步 (chūbù) (Chinese Mandarin), 預備 /预备 (yùbèi) (Chinese Mandarin), předběžný [masculine] (Czech), voorbereidend (Dutch), alustava (Finnish), preliminaarinen (Finnish), esi- (Finnish), préliminaire (French), preliminar (Galician), წინასწარი (c̣inasc̣ari) (Georgian), vorläufig (German), vorbereitend (German), előzetes (Hungarian), réamh- [prefix] (Irish), preliminare (Italian), 予備的 (yobiteki) (alt: よびてき) (Japanese), 예비의 (yebiui) (Korean), preliminær (Norwegian Bokmål), foreløpig (Norwegian Bokmål), preliminær (Norwegian Nynorsk), foreløpig (Norwegian Nynorsk), preliminar (Occitan), wstępny [masculine] (Polish), preliminar (Portuguese), introductiv [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), preliminar [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), pregătitor [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) (Russian), подготови́тельный (podgotovítelʹnyj) (Russian), preliminar (Spanish), preliminär (Swedish), geçici (Turkish), ilk (Turkish), ön (Turkish), öncü (Turkish), rhagarweiniol (Welsh)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præliminary [archaic]

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/ [General-American], /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preliminary.wav Forms: preliminaries [plural]
enPR: prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri [General-American], prĭlĭmʹĭnəri [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From the French préliminaire or from Modern Latin praelīmināris, formed from prae- (“before”) + līmen (“threshold”) + -āris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|préliminaire}} French préliminaire, {{der|en|la|praelīmināris}} Latin praelīmināris, {{cog|la|līmināris||of or belonging to a threshold}} Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} preliminary (plural preliminaries)
  1. A preparation for a main matter; an introduction. Translations (introduction): johdatus (Finnish), johdanto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-preliminary-en-noun-tJFZi-DH Disambiguation of 'introduction': 98 1 1
  2. Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists Translations (any of a series of sports): karsinta (Finnish), karsintaottelu (Finnish), réamhbhabhta [masculine] (Irish), 予選 (yosen) (alt: よせん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-preliminary-en-noun-8EKntt~N Disambiguation of 'any of a series of sports': 0 94 5
  3. A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing Translations (minor contest before major one): lämmittelyottelu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-preliminary-en-noun-QNxHEdRQ Disambiguation of 'minor contest before major one': 3 4 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præliminary [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "enpr": "prĭlĭmʹĭnəri",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "præliminary"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "introduction",
      "word": "johdatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "introduction",
      "word": "johdanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of a series of sports",
      "word": "karsinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of a series of sports",
      "word": "karsintaottelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "any of a series of sports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "réamhbhabhta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yosen",
      "sense": "any of a series of sports",
      "word": "予選"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "minor contest before major one",
      "word": "lämmittelyottelu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "preliminary"
  ],
  "word": "preliminary"
}

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