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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Preparative and prelim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preparative" instead an adjective "Prelim".
Preparative
Preparative adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Usage example: preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain
Prelim and preparative are semantically related. You can use "Prelim" instead an adjective "Preparative".
Nearby Words: preparation, preparatory
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- preliminary and prelim
- preliminary and preparative
- early and prelim
- early and preparative
- primary and prelim
- primary and preparative
- fundamental and prelim
- fundamental and preparative
- basic and prelim
- basic and preparative
- elementary and prelim
- elementary and preparative
- introductory and prelim
- introductory and preparative
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