Prelim and Prefatory

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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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Prefatory and prelim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefatory" instead an adjective "Prelim".

Prefatory adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Usage example: in prefatory remarks he offered his own definition of “civilization”, a word subject to a variety of interpretations

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Prelim and prefatory are semantically related. You can use "Prelim" instead an adjective "Prefatory".

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