preliminary
(adjective) denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; “a preliminary investigation”
preliminary, overture, prelude
(noun) 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, prelim
(noun) a minor match preceding the main event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preliminary (not comparable)
In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
Synonyms: initial, introductory, preparatory
Antonyms: definitive, final
preliminary (plural preliminaries)
A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*lim"i*na*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. pre + L. liminaris belonging to a threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold, entrance: cf. F. préliminaire. Cf. Limit.]
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; precedent; antecedent.
Pre*lim"i*na*ry, n.; pl. Preliminaries (.
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Introduction; preface; prelude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
