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Word entry · 11 letters

preliminary

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"Initial"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeiilmnprryStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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