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"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasc̣ari",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "წინასწარი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "vorläufig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "vorbereitend"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "előzetes"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminare"
},
{
"alt": "よびてき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yobiteki",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "予備的"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yebiui",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "예비의"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminær"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "foreløpig"
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{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminær"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminar"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
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],
"word": "wstępny"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "introductiv"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pregătitor"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predvarítelʹnyj",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "предвари́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podgotovítelʹnyj",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "подготови́тельный"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "preliminär"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "geçici"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "ilk"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "ön"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in preparation for the main matter",
"word": "öncü"
}
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"ref": "1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)",
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],
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"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-preliminary.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-preliminary.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
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{
"enpr": "prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"enpr": "prĭlĭmʹĭnəri",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
}
],
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"archaic"
],
"word": "præliminary"
}
],
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{
"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"
},
{
"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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