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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a minor match preceding the main event;
[syn: preliminary, prelim]

2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue;
[syn: preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prelim
    n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: preliminary,
         prelim]
    2: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their
       fitness to continue [syn: preliminary examination,
       preliminary exam, prelim]