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preliminary
Overview of noun preliminary
The noun preliminary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. preliminary, prelim -- (a minor match preceding the main event)
2. preliminary, overture, prelude -- (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner")
Overview of adj preliminary
The adj preliminary has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) preliminary -- (designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preliminary
2 senses of preliminary
Sense 1
preliminary, prelim
=> athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
=> contest, competition
=> social event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
preliminary, overture, prelude
=> origin, origination, inception
=> beginning
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun preliminary
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preliminary
2 senses of preliminary
Sense 1
preliminary, prelim
=> athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
Sense 2
preliminary, overture, prelude
=> origin, origination, inception
Antonyms of noun preliminary
Member Holonyms of noun preliminary
Substance Holonyms of noun preliminary
Part Holonyms of noun preliminary
Member Meronyms of noun preliminary
Substance Meronyms of noun preliminary
Part Meronyms of noun preliminary
Meronyms of noun preliminary
Holonyms of noun preliminary
Attributes of noun preliminary
Derived Forms of noun preliminary
Domain of noun preliminary
Domain Terms of noun preliminary
Familiarity of noun preliminary
preliminary used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun preliminary
2 senses of preliminary
Sense 1
preliminary, prelim
> athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
=> decathlon
=> Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympiad
=> Special Olympics
=> preliminary, prelim
=> pentathlon
=> meet, sports meeting
=> triple jump, hop-step-and-jump
=> tug-of-war
Sense 2
preliminary, overture, prelude
> origin, origination, inception
=> germination
=> cause
=> preliminary, overture, prelude
=> emanation, rise, procession
Meronyms of noun preliminary
2 senses of preliminary
Holonyms of noun preliminary
Grep of noun preliminary
preliminary
preliminary exam
preliminary examination
preliminary prospectus
Antonyms of adj preliminary
1 sense of preliminary
Sense 1
preliminary
INDIRECT (VIA exploratory) -> nonexploratory, nonexplorative, unexploratory, unexplorative
Similarity of adj preliminary
1 sense of preliminary
Sense 1
preliminary
=> exploratory (vs. nonexploratory), explorative
Pertainyms of adj preliminary
Attributes of adj preliminary
Domain of adj preliminary
Domain Terms of adj preliminary
Familiarity of adj preliminary
preliminary used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj preliminary
preliminary
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