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preliminary
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[ adjective ] designed to orient or acquaint with the a situation before proceeding
Examples "a preliminary investigation" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)After the preliminary business affair was finished Depew arose and delivered the convincing speech that clinched the nomination for Roosevelt . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)Preliminary data from 1959_Eta give an average impact rate of * * f for masses larger than * * f for about 1000 events in a 22 - day period ( LaGow and Alexander , 1960 ) . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Wavy lines , feather like patterns , rosettes of indefinitely floral nature , birds either singly or in stylized rows , animals in solemn frieze bands ( see Plates 11 - 12 ) - all these turned_up in the more developed fabrics as preliminary signs that the potters were broadening their gaze . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The 1958 town_meeting directed town authorities to seek federal and state funds with which to conduct a preliminary survey of a proposed sewage plant with its attendant facilities . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Part of the time saved was spent on a preliminary estimate for a long-distance plan to free bound oxygen in the sands of Mars to make the planet more friendly to future human generations . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport) a minor match preceding the main event
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