preliminary in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
preliminary in Hindi हिन्दी
preliminary in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
preliminary in Marathi मराठी
preliminary in Sindhi سنڌي
preliminary in Tamil தமிழ்
preliminary in Telugu తెలుగు
preliminary in English
- preliminary⇄adj. coming before the main business; leading to something more important.
Ex. After the preliminary exercises of prayer and song, the speaker of the day gave an address.
(SYN) prefatory, introductory. - preliminary⇄adv. preliminarily.
- preliminary⇄noun 1. a preliminary step; something preparatory.
Ex. A physical examination is a preliminary to joining the army. The ambassadors dispensed with formal preliminaries and opened their discussions immediately.
2. a preliminary examination. - preliminary⇄preliminary, adjective, noun, pl.-naries.