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Meaning Of Preliminary
a.
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse
or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or
book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures;
preliminary examinations.
n.
That which precedes the main discourse, work, design,
or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the
preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the
year before entering college.