Associations to the word «Prelim»

Wiktionary

PRELIM, adjective. Preliminary
PRELIM, noun. (informal) Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.

Dictionary definition

PRELIM, noun. A minor match preceding the main event.
PRELIM, noun. An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis