preliminary
adjective
[ prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri ]
• preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.
• "a preliminary draft"
Similar:
preparatory,
introductory,
initial,
opening,
prefatory,
prior,
preceding,
lead-in,
initiatory,
precursory,
early,
advance,
exploratory,
pilot,
test,
trial,
experimental,
explorative,
precursive,
prodromal,
prodromic,
preludial,
prelusive,
prelusory,
qualifying,
eliminating,
preliminary
noun
• a preliminary action or event.
• "the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
