Word Meanings - PRELIMINARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations. Syn. -- Introductory; preparatory;

Additional info about word: PRELIMINARY

Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations. Syn. -- Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial; previous; prior; precedent; antecedent. (more info) threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold, entrance: cf. F.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PRELIMINARY)

• Anterior
• Prior
• foregoing
• antecedent
• previous
• precursive
• precedent
• earlier
• Introductory
• preliminary
• former
• Introduction
• Induction
• importation
• leading
• taking
• presentation
• insertion
• commencement
• preface
• initiative
• portico
• vestibule
• entrance
• gate
• preamble
• prelude
• Prefatory
• initiatory
• commendatory
• precursory
• preparatory
• preclusive
• prevenient
• proemial
• Prevenient
• Preliminary
• prefatory
• introductory

Related words: (words related to PRELIMINARY)

• PRELUDE
  An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
• ANTERIORITY
  The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.
• PRELUDER
  One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.
• LEADING EDGE
  same as Advancing edge, above.
• TAKING
  1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. Subtile in making his temptations most taking. Fuller. 2. Infectious; contageous. Beau. & Fl. -- Tak"ing*ly, adv. -- Tak"ing*ness, n.
• PRIORSHIP
  The state or office of prior; priorate.
• FORMERLY
  In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
• PREVIOUSNESS
  The quality or state of being previous; priority or antecedence in time.
• PRECEDENTLY
  Beforehand; antecedently.
• PRECLUSIVE
  Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering. -- Pre*clu"sive*ly, adv.
• PROEMIAL
  Introductory; prefatory; preliminary. Hammond.
• TAKE
  Taken. Chaucer.
• ANTECEDENT
  1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. 2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
• INDUCTION
  The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so reached. Induction is an inference drawn from all the particulars. Sir W. Hamilton.
• TAKE-OFF
  An imitation, especially in the way of caricature.
• FOREGO
  1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach,
• PRECEDENTED
  Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole.
• PREFATORY
  Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks. That prefatory addition to the Creed. Dryden.
• LEADED
  Separated by leads, as the lines of a page. (more info) 1. Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows.
• INDUCTIONAL
  Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.
• DEFORMER
  One who deforms.
• UNMISTAKABLE
  Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv.
• POT LEAD
  Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.
• LEAVE-TAKING
  Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.
• COUNTERPLEAD
  To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
• MISTAKING
  An error; a mistake. Shak.
• PLEADINGS
  The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some
• SUBPRIOR
  The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.
• NONPRESENTATION
  Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
• MISTAKINGLY
  Erroneously.
• RINGLEADER
  1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance. Barrow. 2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of