āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
preliminary, prelim
(noun) a minor match preceding the main event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prelim (not comparable)
preliminary
prelim (plural prelims)
(informal) Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.
• limper, per mil, rempli, rimple
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States