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preliminary
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of PRELIMINARY
coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows <we need to do some preliminary research in order to properly focus the experiment>
Synonyms beginning, introductory, precursory, prefatory, prelim, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary
Related Words introducing, prefacing, preparing, readying; premonitory, warning; basic, elementary, fundamental; ahead, early, former, preceding, previous, prior
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