| 1. preliminary | |
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Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
"a preliminary investigation";
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| 1. preliminary [ Synonyms: prelim] | |
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A minor match preceding the main event
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تعارفی۔ افتتاحی۔ پہلے حصے کا۔ |
| 2. preliminary [ Synonyms: overture, prelude] | |
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Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner";
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آپرا کا افتتاحی نغمہ ، اس انداز کی یک جزوی بندش ، رسمی گفت و شنید کا آغاز ،۔ |