Preliminary can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| 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" | ||
Noun |
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| preliminary - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" | ||
| preliminary - a minor match preceding the main event |
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| 1. | noun | Training is a necessary preliminary to employment. | |
| 2. | adj. | A preliminary investigation. | |
| 3. | adj. | Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order. | |
| 4. | adj. | He was first subjected to a preliminary test with the new electronic breathalyzer before he was sent for a laboratory test. | |
| 5. | adj. | The City Council voted to grant one million for the preliminary engineering work on the new theater in Bergen. | |
| 6. | adj. | A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20th. | |
| 7. | adj. | NASA’s Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off. | |
| 8. | adj. | After the encouraging preliminary results, the mood at campaign headquarters was one of cautious optimism. | |
| 9. | adj. | Preliminary analysis suggests this specimen to be between 22,000 and 39,500 years old, but it will be carbon dated to confirm that. | |
| 10. | adj. | Europe’s indices soared on news from U.S.-based drug maker Moderna that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective, based on preliminary data from its late-stage clinical trial. |
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| Training is a necessary preliminary to employment. |
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| A preliminary investigation. |
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| Before we begin, a number of preliminary remarks are in order. | |
| He was first subjected to a preliminary test with the new electronic breathalyzer before he was sent for a laboratory test. | |
| The City Council voted to grant one million for the preliminary engineering work on the new theater in Bergen. | |
| A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20th. | |
| NASA’s Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off. | |
| After the encouraging preliminary results, the mood at campaign headquarters was one of cautious optimism. | |
| Preliminary analysis suggests this specimen to be between 22,000 and 39,500 years old, but it will be carbon dated to confirm that. | |
| Europe’s indices soared on news from U.S.-based drug maker Moderna that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective, based on preliminary data from its late-stage clinical trial. | |