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  • Definition
    • preliminary :denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
      • a preliminary investigation

    • 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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