Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Being at the threshold; introductory; preliminary.

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  • adjective obsolete introductory or preparatory

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Examples

  • He argues that the pre-liminary failure of e-books is actually a good thing: The fabricated hype for e-books was an open assault on the last remaining medium for which it is still legal to freely share and distribute content.

    Public Rambling Pedro Beltrao 2007

  • First, she advises, establish a paper trail with pre-liminary genealogical research.

    PERISCOPE 2007

  • They made a pre - liminary assumption, which is astonishingly naive, namely, that any searching comparison of their respec - tive dogmas allows anyone to discern clearly the truth of orthodoxy and the error of heresy.

    RELIGIOUS TOLERATION ELISABETH LABROUSSE 1968

  • ALBERT EINSTEIN liminary statement which, by giving up the requirement of constituting a closed thing in itself, could be connected in as simple a manner as possible with the "facts directly ob - served."

    Out Of My Later Years Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 1950

  • Although its pre - liminary report, which contained [criticisms and] recommendations on the sanitary organization of the Army, had been published in Jan - uary, the board's studies were not completed.

    Manuscript Draft: Walter Reed: Doctor in Uniform, by Laura Wood, [19 -- ] 1943

  • A spokesperson for the Canadian Tamil Congress says the pre-liminary hearing sought to establish the identities of the migrants, while also saying Canadians should not jump to conclusions about the potential criminality of any of the refugees.

    CTV BritishColumbiaHome 2010

  • The pre - actions '' and Note 8 - '' Joint Ventures '' in the Financial liminary purchase price allocation for Overture is subject Statements for further information related to transactions to revision as more detailed analysis is completed and with related parties. additional information on the fair value of Overture's Critical Accounting Estimates assets and liabilities becomes available.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Several CPD officers who testified at the pre-liminary and bond reduction of Rebecca

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2009

  • I meet them face to face for a pre-liminary chat at my office, and get them lined up to speak with a lender, before we ever set foot inside a house .. and if they don't have the time for that-I usually don't have the time for them.

    ActiveRain Real Estate Network 2009

  • The pre - been presented. liminary purchase price allocation for Overture is subject to revision as more detailed analysis is completed and additional information on the fair value of Overture's assets and liabilities becomes available.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

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