Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - preliminary
Preliminary
preliminary
adj., n., & adv. --adj. introductory, preparatory. --n. (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl.) 1 a preliminary action or arrangement (dispense with the preliminaries). 2 a preliminary trial or contest. --adv. (foll. by to) preparatory to; in advance of (was completed preliminary to the main event). Derivatives preliminarily adv. Etymology: mod.L praeliminaris or F pr{eacute}liminaire (as PRE-, L limen liminis threshold)
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I. noun (plural -naries) Etymology: French préliminaires, plural, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, adjective, ~, from Latin praepre+ limin-, limen threshold Date: 1656 something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: as, a ~ scholastic examination, front matter, a ~ heat or trial (as of a race), a minor match preceding the main event (as of a boxing card), II. adjective Date: circa 1667 coming before and usually forming a necessary prelude to something else , preliminarily adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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