Prelim
Prelim adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Usage example: a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room
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Precursory and prelim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursory" instead an adjective "Prelim".
Precursory
Precursory adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Usage example: instantly recognized that chilled feeling as one of the precursory symptoms of a cold
Prelim and precursory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prelim" instead an adjective "Precursory".
Nearby Word: precursor
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Related pairs
- preliminary and prelim
- preliminary and precursory
- premonitory and prelim
- premonitory and precursory
- test and prelim
- test and precursory
- early and prelim
- early and precursory
- former and prelim
- former and precursory
- primary and prelim
- primary and precursory
- fundamental and prelim
- fundamental and precursory
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