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    pre·lim·i·nar·y
    [prəˈliməˌnerē]
    noun
    preliminaries (plural noun)
    1. an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important:
      "the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack"
      • (preliminaries)
        business or talk, especially of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event:
        "she began speaking, without preliminaries"
      • a preliminary round in a sporting competition.
      • (preliminaries)
        the prelims or front matter of a book.
    Origin
    mid 17th century: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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    noun
    1. an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important:
      prelude
      preparation
      overture
      groundwork
      preliminary/preparatory measure
      preliminary action
      first round
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