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• preliminary — adj Preliminary, introductory, preparatory, prefatory describe something that serves to make ready the way for something else. Preliminary suggests reference to what must be done or made ready or acquired before entrance into some definitive… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• preliminary ruling — a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in European law. The jurisdiction to make such a ruling arises in cases that have not come before the court itself but have arisen in the court of proceedings in national courts.… …   Law dictionary

• Preliminary — Pre*lim i*na*ry, n.; pl. {Preliminaries}. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one s preliminaries the year before… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot — The Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot ( Discours Préliminaire des Éditeurs ) is the primer to Denis Diderot s Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres , a… …   Wikipedia

• preliminary — [[t]prɪlɪ̱mɪnri, AM neri[/t]] preliminaries 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote …   English dictionary

• preliminary — I UK [prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)rɪ] / US [prɪˈlɪməˌnerɪ] adjective [only before noun] ** coming before the main or most important part of something a preliminary hearing/discussion/analysis/proposal/agreement Derived word: preliminarily adverb II UK… …   English dictionary

• Preliminary Multistate Bar Review — PMBR stands for Preliminary Multistate Bar Review, and it is a preparatory course for the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). The MBE is the multiple choice part of the bar examination in every state except Louisiana and Washington, testing six… …   Wikipedia

• preliminary — pre|lim|i|nar|y1 [ prı lımə,neri ] adjective only before noun ** coming before the main or most important part of something: a preliminary hearing/discussion/analysis/proposal/agreement ╾ pre|lim|i|nar|i|ly adverb pre|lim|i|nar|y2 [ prı lımə,neri …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• preliminary audit — An audit performed in advance of a main audit. In external auditing, preliminary audits often take place during an *auditee’s *fiscal year, and they focus on *audit planning and *compliance testing. In contrast, final audits tend to concentrate… …   Auditor's dictionary

• preliminary talks — discussions that take place before an agreement is reached …   English contemporary dictionary

• Let the Season Take Wing — Infobox Single Name = Let the Season Take Wing Artist = Amy Grant from Album = Let the Season Take Wing Released = 1992 Format = Cassette single [Recorded =] Genre = Christmas music, CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop, Length = 3:52 Label = A M Records …   Wikipedia