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  • 1preliminary part — index prelude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2preliminary — adj Preliminary, introductory, preparatory, prefatory describe something that serves to make ready the way for something else. Preliminary suggests reference to what must be done or made ready or acquired before entrance into some definitive… …

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  • 3preliminary prospectus — Red Herring, also known as preliminary prospectus The preliminary prospectus is essentially Part I of the registration statement and may omit certain information relating to the offering (such as the final offering price). Also known as the Red… …

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  • 4Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot — The Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot ( Discours Préliminaire des Éditeurs ) is the primer to Denis Diderot s Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres , a… …

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  • 5preliminary — I UK [prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)rɪ] / US [prɪˈlɪməˌnerɪ] adjective [only before noun] ** coming before the main or most important part of something a preliminary hearing/discussion/analysis/proposal/agreement Derived word: preliminarily adverb II UK… …

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  • 6preliminary — preliminarily, adv. /pri lim euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. preliminaries. adj. 1. preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations. n. 2. something preliminary, as an introductory or …

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  • 7preliminary — pre|lim|i|na|ry1 [prıˈlımınəri US neri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: préliminaire, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, from Latin limen threshold ] happening before something that is more important, often in order to… …

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  • 8preliminary — [[t]prɪlɪ̱mɪnri, AM neri[/t]] preliminaries 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote …

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  • 9preliminary — pre•lim•i•nar•y [[t]prɪˈlɪm əˌnɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. nar•ies 1) preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory 2) something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, or stage 3) spo a …

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  • 10preliminary — 1 adjective (only before noun) happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it: the preliminary rounds of the competition. | a preliminary draft (+ to): Speeches are preliminary to the real debate. 2 noun… …

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