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preliminary

adj
/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/UK/pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/US

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin praelīmināris, formed from prae- (“before”) + līmen (“threshold”) + -āris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin līmināris (“of or belonging to a threshold”). Compare French préliminaire.

  1. borrowed from préliminaire
  2. borrowed from praelīmināris

Definitions

  1. In preparation for the main matter

    In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

    • These are just the preliminary results.
    • And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.
    • The Zurich group has shared a preliminary writeup of its findings.

  2. A preparation for a main matter

    A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.

    • 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.

  3. Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at preliminary. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at preliminary. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at preliminary

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA