Definitions for preliminary
Overview of noun preliminary
The noun preliminary has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. preliminary, prelim
(a minor match preceding the main event)
2. preliminary, overture, prelude
(something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner")
Overview of adj preliminary
The adj preliminary has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) preliminary
(denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation")
