adjective. Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.

noun. Something that precedes another item of a similar kind, especially.

noun. A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.

noun. An event that precedes the main event, especially in boxing or wrestling.

noun. An academic examination taken before a longer, more complex, or more important examination.

noun. An introductory remark made before a speech, presentation, or meeting.

noun. plural In college use, tests in certain elementary subjects previous to the final examinations for entrance.

Preceding and leading up to something more important; introductory; preparatory; prefatory.

noun. Something which introduces or leads up to following matter or events; an introductory or preparatory statement, measure, action, etc.; a preface; a prelude.

noun. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory

adjective. Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory

adjective. in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory

noun. A preparation for a main matter; an introduction

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

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

adjective. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding

noun. a minor match preceding the main event

noun. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

""This smells to high holy heaven, because when you look at the Illinois report, nowhere was the word preliminary ever used," Weiss said, noting that the fusion center - which is composed of Illinois state police, as well as representatives from the FBI and DHS - distributed the report to other critical infrastructure facilities in that state."

definitive  final  

preliminary injunction  preliminary judgment  

explorative  exploratory  

preliminarily  preliminary considerations  preliminary results  

athletic competition  athletic contest  athletics  inception  origin  

above  basic  comprehensive  final  frequent  

advance  advanced  antecedent  antecedent  anterior