preliminary
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a minor match preceding the main event
Types & categories
- athletic contest hypernym
Related & opposite
- preliminary derivation
Sense 2 adjective
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
a preliminary investigation
Related & opposite
- prelude derivation
- prelim derivation
- exploratory similar to
Sense 3 noun
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
training is a necessary preliminary to employment
Types & categories
- origination hypernym
Related & opposite
- prelude derivation
- preliminary derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preliminary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | athletic contest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prelude |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prelim |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exploratory |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prelude |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | preliminary |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | origination |