adjectiveearly, happening before anything else"...preliminary indications of the level of business investment and activity during the March quarter will be available this week" [Australian Financial Review]
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- Preliminary - Merriam-Webster Online
 1pre·lim·i·nary. noun \pri-ˈli-mə-ˌner-ē\. plural pre·lim·i·nar·ies. Definition of   PRELIMINARY. : something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: as ...
 
- preliminary - definition of preliminary by the Free Online Dictionary ...
 pre·lim·i·nar·y (pr -l m -n r ). adj. Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or   business; introductory or prefatory. n. pl. pre·lim·i·nar·ies. 1. Something that ...
 
- Preliminary | Define Preliminary at Dictionary.com
 Preliminary definition, preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or   business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations. See more.
 
- Preliminary hearing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Within some criminal justice systems, a preliminary hearing (evidentiary hearing)   is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, ...
 
- Preliminary injunction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 A preliminary injunction, in equity, is an injunction entered by a court prior to a   final determination of the merits of a legal case, in order to restrain a party from ...
 
- preliminary - Wiktionary
 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 1. And then, after a few preliminary   tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.
 
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- Cambridge English: Business Preliminary (BEC) – Intermediate test ...
 Cambridge English: Business Preliminary – Business English Certificate (BEC)   Preliminary – is an intermediate level English language exam for everyday use ...