PRELIMINARY definition: 1. coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of preliminary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define preliminary. preliminary synonyms, preliminary pronunciation, preliminary translation, English dictionary definition of preliminary. adj. Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word preliminary, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
PRELIMINARY definition: preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory. See examples of preliminary used in a sentence.
Preliminary definition: Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
The meaning of PRELIMINARY is coming before and usually forming a necessary prelude to something else. How to use preliminary in a sentence.
That which is preliminary is in the nature of preparation or of clearing away details which would encumber the main subject or problem; it often deals with arrangements and the like, which have to do only incidentally with the principal subject: preliminary negotiations.